Locations
Milton Road West, Edinburgh, EH15
Description
Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been jailed for numerous child sexual offences in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Roderick Bryce-Hagain, also known as Roderick Bryce-Stafford, aged 52, of Milton Road West, Edinburgh, was sentenced to 22 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence period, at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday (1/7). The judge also deemed Bryce-Hagain a dangerous offender.
Following a three-week trial at Oxford Crown Court, which concluded on 24 April, a jury unanimously found Bryce-Hagain guilty of:
- Eleven counts of sexual assault
- Four counts of penetrative sexual activity with a child
- Three counts of rape
- Three counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child
- Three counts of causing a child to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity
- Two counts of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent
- Two counts of inciting a child to engage in penetrative sexual activity
- Two counts of inciting a child to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity
- One count of attempted rape
- One count of causing a child to engage in penetrative sexual activity
Bryce-Hagain sexually abused four boys in Oxfordshire and Berkshire over several years.
Bryce-Hagain was charged by postal requisition on 18 October 2023.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Nicola Fullerton, of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said:
“I would like to thank the victims for the strength and courage they have shown throughout this long investigation.
“We would encourage sexual offence victims to come forward to police, no matter how long ago offences occurred.
“We will listen and do everything possible to bring offenders like Roderick Bryce-Hagain to justice.”