Care home abuser 'was himself sexually abused'

A Southampton man who admitted sexually abusing boys at a Jersey care home in the 1970s suffered "serious sexual abuse" himself, a court has heard.

Michael Aubin, who was born in Jersey and lives in St Denys, carried out the attacks on two boys aged eight to 10 when he was just a teenager himself, Jersey's Royal Court in St Helier was told.

The 46-year-old will be sentenced later for two coun

ts of gross indecency and two counts of indecent assault on children under 10.

Aubin pleaded guilty to the charges at a hearing in May.

Outlining the case against Aubin, prosecutor Stephen Baker said Aubin abused the two victims - residents at the Haut de la Garenne home in St Martin - when he was 14.

Aubin was taken into care at the home when he was three years old due to "lack of parental care", Mr Baker said.

Aubin claimed he was abused by a member of staff at Haut de la Garenne from a young age.

Mr Baker said: "Mr Aubin is a homosexual. He speaks of being sodomised as a child by a member of staff he referred to as 'the bogeyman'.

"He speaks of going up to that man's flat. He was given sweets and was allowed to watch football in exchange for touching the man's penis."

Mr Baker said Aubin came to "enjoy" the sexual contact, which ultimately led to him abusing other boys.


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