Babysitter Noel Kelly jailed 30 years after sex assaults on boy

Published: 30 April, 2010
by DAVID ST GEORGE

A businessman finally revealed a “dark secret” when he told police he had concerns about a babysitter.
The 40-year-old man said rail worker Noel Kelly was not fit to care for youngsters because he had sexually abused him more than 30 years ago, the Old Bailey heard.
Kelly, 59, of Finsbury Park Road, Finsbury Park, was convicted of indecent assaults after the man gave evidence.
The court heard that Kelly abused him over a three-year period when he was in a “trusted” position at the victim’s home and regularly stayed the night.
“He remembers even now how he was petrified,” said Judge Peter Rook, QC, of the victim who suffered “inner torment” for decades.
Kelly was jailed for two years for indecently assaulting the man, and banned from working with children.
He must sign on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.
Judge Rook praised the victim “for his courage in coming forward after all these years” and giving evidence against Kelly.