Connor Parsons, a serial child abuser from Cirencester in Gloucestershire, committed a series of sexual offences against young girls over several years. The offences began in 2013 when Parsons was just 14 years old. In a village near Cirencester, he exposed his penis to two six-year-old girls and attempted to persuade and force one of them to perform oral sex on him. He also sexually assaulted both children by touching their bodies and kissing one of them, acts which occurred at an age when the victims could not consent.
The abuse came to light in 2022 when both six-year-old victims, now older, separately disclosed the incidents to their parents at school. This prompted reports to the police, initiating an investigation by Gloucestershire Constabulary. Further enquiries revealed an additional offence in 2019, when Parsons, then aged 21, sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl. He met the girl in a park in Cirencester, took her to a wooded area, and abused her, again at an age where she could not legally consent.
Following the investigation, Parsons was charged with several serious offences, including causing or inciting a girl aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of sexual activity with a child. On 14 November 2025, at Gloucester Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to all charges, sparing the victims from having to give evidence at trial.
Sentencing occurred on 2 February 2026 at Gloucester Crown Court before Judge Rupert Lowe. In mitigation, it was noted that Parsons had been of previous good character and had endured significant neglect and abuse during his own childhood, living in care with disrupted education and accommodation. The judge acknowledged that Parsons' background went some way to explain the origins of his behaviour but emphasised that it did not excuse his criminal actions. He was sentenced to four years in prison, required to serve at least two-thirds before release on licence. Additionally, Parsons received a 10-year restraining order to protect the victims and a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order prohibiting contact with any girl under 16.
During the hearing, all three victims provided powerful impact statements. One of the original six-year-old victims, now 14, read her statement: 'From the age of six, until the age of 14, I would remember snippets of the day I was assaulted and remember how uncomfortable Connor's actions made me feel at the time. [...] I felt nothing but anger and like I had been violated with no control over being able to help myself out of the situation.' She expressed her determination to seek justice not only for herself but for the others affected. The second child victim stated: 'To not truly know what Connor did to me during the times I was alone with him is really scary. [...] Connor Parsons probably changed the course of my life by what he did to me, and I will never truly know how different things would have been had he not abused me when I was six.' The 13-year-old victim's statement, read to the court, highlighted the profound impact: 'What happened was such a turning point in my life. [...] I felt so much relief when I found out that Connor had admitted to what he had done.'
The investigating officer from Gloucestershire Constabulary described the case: 'These offences relate to a number of child sexual offences that took place, some when Parsons was a child, and some that took place when he was an adult. Parsons has clearly shown an unhealthy sexual interest in children much younger than himself from a young age, which has continued into his adult life.' The officer praised the victims' courage in coming forward after significant time had passed and noted that Parsons had targeted vulnerable girls, isolating them to commit the heinous acts. Despite opportunities to admit the offences earlier during the police investigation, Parsons only pleaded guilty on the eve of his trial.