Cambridge paedophile jailed for 26 years

A paedophile from Cambridge described as "horrific" has been jailed for more than two decades.

Anthony Goodridge sexually assaulted two young girls, including a toddler, filmed another and secretly recorded a fourth victim showering and getting changed.

The 59-year-old was arrested in October 2023 after one girl confided in someone she trusted.

Appearing at Peterborough Crown Court on Wednesday 9 October 2024, the 59-year-old was handed 26 years in prison, a restraining order, and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, both made indefinitely.

DC Molly Halksworth, Cambridgeshire Police:

"Goodridge’s sexual abuse of his victims was nothing short of horrific; he abused their trust in the worst possible way. The full scale of his abuse only came to light when he was asked in interview if he had abused anyone else. What happened next, and the abuse he disclosed, is something hard to forget. We are pleased Goodridge has now been brought to justice and we hope the sentence imposed gives his victims and their families some closure from this traumatic period in their lives."

Goodridge, of Ramsden Square, Cambridge, admitted 16 offences including:

• Three counts of sexual assault on a girl under 13 by penetration
• Four counts of sexual assault on a girl under 13 by touching 
• Six counts of making an indecent image of a child
• Two counts of taking indecent images of a child
• One count of voyeurism 

For more information and advice about child abuse, visit the Cambridgeshire Police website.

Anyone who is concerned someone may have been convicted of a sex offence, and could be posing a risk to a child, can apply for disclosure information through Sarah’s Law.

Anyone who looks out for the welfare of a child can make an enquiry, and this can include parents, carers, guardians, extended family, friends and neighbours.