STUART EAGER SENTENCED IN SWINDON FOR HISTORIC INDECENT ASSAULTS IN HAVANT
Stuart Eager, 70, of Lady Lane in Swindon, was found guilty by a unanimous jury at Portsmouth Crown Court on three counts of indecent assault.The court was told that Eager, who denied the allegations, had sexually assaulted a boy on three separate occasions in 1988 at Budds Farm in Havant.
During the incidents, Eager allowed the boy, who was around 11 or 12 years old, to sit on his lap and steer his car.
Judge William Ashworth sentenced Eager to four years in prison with indefinite licence conditions.
Following the sentencing, Detective Sergeant Julia Nicol, who led the investigation, commented: “The horrific manipulation and abuse perpetrated by Eager has had a significant impact on this young boy’s life.
He was only 11 or 12 at the time of these offences, which makes them all the more shocking and depraved.
The boy, now a grown man, harboured this secret for decades, during which he struggled to cope with life and school, his identity, and suffered terribly with his mental health.
His childhood was stolen from him, and his adult life was spent trying to come to terms with the trauma.” She added, “It is only in the last couple of years that he has found the courage to come forward, and I wholeheartedly commend him for that.
I have no doubt that there are many people out there who have suffered similar abuse and spent decades struggling with the trauma but have not yet reported it to the police.
I would like to assure those individuals that they are not alone, and we are here to listen and support them if they wish to make an allegation.”
