Man found guilty of sexually assaulting a child in Ellesmere Port

A 45-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child.

Giedrius Arcisauscas from Downing Close in Ellesmere Port appeared at Chester Crown Court on 22nd April for a four-day trial. He was found guilty on 25 April of sexual assault of a girl under 13, sexual assault of a girl under 13 by penetration, and three counts of making an indecent image/pseudo image of a child. He was remanded in custody to appear at Chester Crown Court on 12 June.

The court heard how on 27th February a mother and daughter attended his address for a party.

At one point Arcisauscas was upstairs in a bedroom with three children when two left the room leaving him alone with the victim, who was four at the time.

The mother heard a scream and went to the aid of her daughter who told her what had happened. She found Arcisauscas in the bedroom and slapped him before leaving.

It was reported to police and Arcisauscas was arrested. His mobile phone was seized and officers subsequently found six indecent images of children. He was arrested again regarding the images found on his phone.

DS Paul Harrison said:

“Firstly I’d like to thank the family for their bravery in coming forward and their support of the investigation in order to prevent this man harming any more children.

“The family thought they were in a safe environment but Arcisauscas effected the ultimate betrayal by sexually assaulting their daughter.

“The devious nature of his offending and the impact on the family when they discovered this perverted act has left them angry and fearful of this happening again to their little girl. Their trust in people has sadly gone and it has been extremely difficult for them to navigate the aftermath of the assault.

“Now that he has been found guilty, I hope this will help them as they try to overcome their ordeal.”