Former English Football League assistant referee Gareth Viccars has been handed a significant jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to a shocking string of child sexual abuse offenses involving teenage girls. This is absolutely awful news, and it shows a complete abuse of a position of trust. Viccars, who is 47 and from Milton Keynes, was jailed for 13-and-a-half years with an additional three-and-a-half years on an extended license for his despicable actions.
It’s a harsh sentence, but after hearing the details of what he did, I honestly think it’s necessary for someone who so clearly targeted vulnerable children. The offenses spanned a period of three years, between November 2021 and October 2024, and involved three separate girls, all of whom were just 15 years old at the time.
