Man pleads guilty to child sex offences at Portsmouth Crown Court - after jury already sworn in
In total, he pleaded guilty to 13 offences relating to child sexual abuse.
A man has pleaded guilty to a string of child sex offences - after the jury had already been sworn in for his trial.
Frank O’Sullivan, 48 of no fixed abode, was due to stand trial at Portsmouth Crown Court on Tuesday, May 12, accused of multiple child sex offences in the mid to late-2000s. He had pleaded guilty to two counts of adult sexual activity with a boy 13-17, but denied 11 other charges.
Inside the court, the jury was sworn in and the trial was set to begin, when O’Sullivan suddenly changed his plea.
The defendant has now also pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, three counts of assault via penetration, two counts of assaulting a boy via touching, one count of inciting a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and one count of child neglect.
He will next appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday, July 17, for sentencing.