How Could You? Hall of Shame-UK-Raymond Day

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Hastings, UK, foster father Raymond Day, 75, “was found guilty of ten offences, six counts of sexual assault and four counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child,  between 2007 and 2014.

Day was found not guilty of 11 other offences; two counts of rape of a child, two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and four counts of sexual assault on a child.

In sentencing, the judge described Day’s actions as ‘the grossest breach of trust’.

He will also be a registered sex offender for life.

Detective Constable Nicola Westgate of the East Sussex Safeguarding Investigations Unit said;

“This offending came to our notice after one of the girls gave a letter to another foster carer. The other victims may never have come forward without the courage of that one girl and all the victims and prosecution witnesses in this case showed great courage and resilience in the face of cross-examination in court.”

Day was not a locally registered foster carer but was an approved foster carer for an independent, Ofsted approved agency.”

Hastings man jailed for sexually abusing three girls in his foster care [Arrow Fm 1/29/16 by Alan Lewis]

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