Exclusive:Dad of abuse victim speaks out as paedophile who terrorised three young girls over 20 year period is sentenced
“She’s my little girl and was brave enough to come out and tell me”
The heartbroken dad of a young sexual abuse victim has spoken out, as the paedophile who attacked her and two other girls - 20 years apart - was finally brought to justice.
On Monday (June 29, 2026), Kevin Egley was jailed for nine and a half years for a catalogue of sexual offences committed against three young girls in Barnsley, all of whom are entitled to lifelong anonymity.
Egley, now aged 67, preyed on the first of his victims, Girl A, in the early 2000s, when she was aged between 13 and 15.
He subsequently struck again in the 2020s, abusing Girl B when she was aged just eight, before going on to sexually abuse 12-year-old Girl C a matter of months later.
Egley’s reign of terror against young girls was finally brought to an end after Girl B told her dad what had been happening.
Speaking after Egley was jailed during a Sheffield Crown Court sentencing hearing, Girl B’s dad said he was proud of his daughter for having the courage to come forward, which led to Egley’s arrest, and conviction.
“She was eight at the time, she’s my little girl and was brave enough to come out and tell me,” he told The Star.
He said he believed Egley chose to prey on his daughter at a particularly vulnerable time for her.
Girl C came forward later, sparking a five-year legal battle that resulted in a jury finding Egley guilty of five sexual offences against Girls B and C, consisting of five counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching.
Girl B’s dad explained how a strange twist of fate led to Egley being convicted of more offences, after Girl A, now 38, happened to be at court for an entirely different matter as Egley was leaving.
“She saw him going in as she was leaving, and she asked her husband to find out what he was in for,” said Girl B’s dad.
Once Girl A realised Egley, formerly of Peat Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, had been taken to court for matters relating to Girls B and C, she, too, came forward and he was charged with three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 16 years in relation to her.
Egley pleaded guilty to the matters relating to Girl A, following which the two cases were joined together.
Girl B’s dad said that while he is glad Egley has been taken off the streets for now, preventing him from hurting anyone else, “there is no justice for them poor girls” because they will have to live with the trauma he inflicted upon them forever.
“As brave as my daughter is, she’s the one who has to live with what he’s done,” he said.
He described his daughter as a “tough cookie,” but said Egley “has taken her childhood away.”
“She started self-harming at just nine-years-old,” he said.
He described having to “sit on his hands” for the last five years, as they waited for the court proceedings to conclude, as “difficult.”
Despite that, he said he still thinks it was worth it, and said he would recommend taking abusers to court.
In addition to his custodial sentence, Egley must remain on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely, as part of which he will be required to abide with the associated notification requirements.
Egley was also barred from working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Counselling and support
Help is available for anyone who has been subjected to sexual offending.
- BSARCS (Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services) offers specialist services to people whose lives have been affected by rape, sexual abuse, sexual assault or any kind of sexual violence. Call them on 0800 970 2070
- The National Rape and Sexual Assault Support Line is available 24/7. Call them on 0808 500 2222