Vincent Chan, a former nursery worker convicted of child abuse, has confessed to committing multiple additional offenses, including upskirting inside a classroom.
At Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, 45-year-old Chan pleaded guilty to 26 new sexual charges. The crimes involved the molestation of young girls at a Bright Horizons nursery in north London, primarily occurring between August 2022 and March 2024.
Last month, Chan appeared in Wood Green Crown Court and admitted to 26 initial charges, including acts of sexual assault and creating indecent images of children depicting severe child sex abuse.
Chan recorded himself abusing children during naptime at the nursery and acknowledged downloading thousands of inappropriate child images.
The investigation into Chan, described by the Metropolitan Police as one of the most distressing and intricate cases, was initiated following a tip-off from a whistleblower. Authorities discovered disturbing content on Chan’s devices, including iPads seized from the nursery.
Subsequently, video evidence was found showing the abuse of children at the nursery, some of which were recorded using nursery iPads.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford, who oversaw the investigation, expressed shock at the severity of Chan’s crimes.
In a joint statement through their solicitor, the parents of the victims conveyed their distress, stating, “As parents, we are still grappling with the appalling revelation that our children were subjected to heinous abuse… We feel let down by Bright Horizons and demand answers.
“How did Vincent Chan get hired? And how were such dreadful crimes against children allowed to persist at Bright Horizons nursery without the responsible staff acting?
“We are troubled that managerial and supervisory failures at Bright Horizons enabled this abuse to go unnoticed, and we are determined to seek justice for our children.”
Chan has also confessed to engaging in voyeurism from 2011 to 2023. He is set to be sentenced for all 52 offenses on February 12.
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