Billericay: Man convicted of non-recent child sexual abuse

A man has been convicted of non-recent child sexual abuse against three victims after an investigation conducted by our dedicated Child Abuse Investigation Team.

Following a trial at Basildon Crown Court, Kevin Hawkins, 64, of Daines Road, Billericay, was convicted on Friday 16 February of 16 counts, including:

• Six counts of indecency with a child.
• Eight counts of indecent assault.
• One count of rape.
• One count of taking an indecent image of a child.

He was cleared of two counts of indecency with a child and one count of rape.

The abuse involved three victims and spanned from the 1970s through to the early 2000s.

In 2021, one of Hawkins’ victims felt able to disclose the abuse she had suffered to us.

After this disclosure, further victims either came forward or were identified through further enquiries.

Hawkins is due to be sentenced at the same court on Friday 10 May.

Synergy Essex provides support and guidance for survivors of sexual and sexual abuse across Essex.

The Essex Rape Crisis Partnership is formed of three organisations:

• CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse) who cover mid and north Essex.
• SERICC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Specialist Service) who cover South and West Essex.
• SOS Rape Crisis who cover Southend, Castle Point and Rochford.

Survivors can self-refer and receive emotional support, specialist sexual violence and abuse counselling and or specialist advocacy services, no matter when the sexual violence or abuse occurred. In addition to this, they also offer support to survivor’s loved ones.

For more information about how to get support, visit the Synergy Essex website.

At Essex Police we put victims at the heart of everything we do. The Victims’ Code explains the rights that everyone can expect to receive as a victim of crime, and helps us define what we must do for all victims from their initial contact with our force until the conclusion of their case.

Find out more about the code and to understand the rights of a victim of crime, on our Support for victims and witnesses of crime page.

To report a crime, please use our digital 101 service. In an emergency call 999.