David Eyre, a 55-year-old man from Southport, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and five years on licence for committing multiple child sex offences against a young girl. The verdict was delivered today at Liverpool Crown Court, following Eyre’s guilty plea in September.
The case was brought to light by the diligent work of the Online Child Abuse Investigation Team (OCAIT) at Merseyside Police. After a thorough investigation, Eyre was charged with various child sex offences, including the assault of a girl under the age of 13 through penetration and inappropriate touching. Additionally, he faced three counts of taking indecent photographs and possessing indecent images. These horrific acts were committed between 2021 and 2023.
Detective Inspector Victoria Tinsley, who led the investigation, expressed the team’s satisfaction with Eyre’s conviction. She stated, “Initially, a warrant was issued against Eyre, and following a search of his home, we seized electronic devices that contained explicit sexual photographs of a child. This discovery unveiled even more disturbing and depraved acts committed by Eyre against a vulnerable child.”
