UPDATE – November 2013: Joyce will be released from Broadmoor in January 2014

2006

Perverts 25 years of abuse finally ends

A paedophile who exposed himself and attacked several schoolgirls over a 25 year period has been found guilty 

Malcolm Joyce of Rainham molested three girls after grooming one of them for years and finally sexually assaulting her

The court also heard Joyce had exposed himself to one of the girls who was just six years old

Two years later he was caught leering at the same girl who was half dressed in her bedroom and 12 months after that he groped the terrified youngster and only ceased abusing her when she reached her teens some years later

In 2004, Joyce targeted another victim – an ten year old girl – who he molested and in 2005 his third victim was an eight year old girl

Joyce was arrested and denied touching the girls. But he eventually pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child, three counts of indecent assault with a child and two further counts of sexual assault of a child who was aged under 13 years old. 

It was agreed that the repeated rape of a 13 year old girl would not be brought before the judge if Joyce agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charges of sexual assault, indecent assault, exposure and grooming. 

The rape victim was too scared to face him in court, she had turned 18 and could not testify via a pre-recorded video statement as the younger victims had done

Joyce was detained indefinitely at Broadmoor secure hospital