David Nutton 60

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Former Isle of Wight Police Officer Jailed for 10 Years Over Historic Child Sex Offences.

David Phillip Nutton, 60, of St Stephen in St Austell, has been sentenced to 10 years’ immediate imprisonment for historic child sex offences.

Nutton, a former Hampshire Constabulary police constable, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday for sentencing. He had denied seven counts of indecent assault on a child under 14 but was found guilty by a jury following a trial that concluded on 20 May. He was remanded in custody after the verdicts.

The offences took place on the Isle of Wight between 16 December 1988 and 31 December 2001 and involved two victims, one of whom was as young as eight at the time.

Judge David Melville imposed seven custodial sentences, the longest being seven years, with most to run concurrently, resulting in a total of 10 years’ immediate imprisonment.

Nutton joined Hampshire Constabulary in 1998. In 2004 he was jailed for 18 months for indecently assaulting a boy. He had also admitted using police systems, including the Police National Computer, to tip off a paedophile associate about whether he was under investigation. It is understood he was based in Ryde when the allegations came to light.

During sentencing, the judge told Nutton he had “debased your badge” and “brought shame on your force, created a scandal on the Isle of Wight.”