Delivery driver raped a young girl and sexually assaulted another.

Delivery Driver Jailed for Sexual Assaults

A delivery driver from Peacehaven, Matthew Barca, 31, has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for multiple sexual offenses against two victims. He pleaded guilty to eight counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, two counts of rape of a child under 13, two counts of assault of a child by penetration, two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and possession of indecent images of children.

The first victim, a girl under the age of five, was reported to police in December 2021. Barca was arrested the same day. During the investigation, a second victim, now a woman in her 20s, came forward and reported being raped and sexually assaulted by Barca when she was a child between 2005 and 2008.

Barca was aged between 13 and 15 at the time of the earlier offenses. He was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on January 3, 2023. In addition to his prison sentence, he was given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, placed on the Sex Offenders' Register, and given restraining orders against his victims. The court deemed Barca a danger to the public and ordered him to spend an additional four years and four months on extended licence.