gary woolgar paedophile child sex offender lancing
gary woolgar paedophile child sex offender lancing

Gary Woolgar has been sentenced for several sex offences against a small child in West Sussex.

A jury at Lewes Crown Court found Gary Woolgar guilty of the prior charges.

First reported in 2021, the offences attracted inquiry by Sussex Police’s Safeguarding Investigations Unit (SIU).

Former Lancing heating engineer Woolgar, 51, was charged and summonsed in November 2022.

He appeared for sentencing on Thursday, August 3, after a trial at Lewes Crown Court.

Woolgar spent 15 years overall behind bars for several acts carried out between 2013 and 2017.

Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, he will be a registered sex offender for a lifetime.