London:
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a UK court for sexually assaulting a young girl.
The Isleworth Crown Court in London on Monday sentenced Nikunjkumar Vaidh, 36, from Hounslow in west London after he was found guilty of two counts of sexually touching of a child under 13 years of age following a trial at the same court in December last year.
The court was told that Vaidh attacked the girl, who was known to him, on two separate occasions, both within her own home in west London.
Nikunjkumar Vaidh is an opportunistic abuser who took advantage of situations where he had won the confidence of others, and used them to carry out two sexual assaults on a young girl, said Emma Rogers, from the Metropolitan Police West Area Safeguarding Team, who led the investigation.
I would like to pay tribute to the bravery of the girl and her family who had the confidence to speak to the police and support this investigation to its conclusion, she said.
On both times of the assault, Vaidh waited for an opportunity when other adults were not present to carry out the attacks.
After the second assault, he told the girl that what had happened was top secret and she couldn’t tell anyone.
However, the girl confided in her mother who then confronted Vaidh. Police were called and an investigation was launched. When arrested and questioned, Vaidh denied the allegations and claimed the girl was making up the claims.
The Met Police said the victim, who cannot be named, received specialist counselling and support by specially trained officers throughout the investigation.
