GRAVESEND MAN STANISLAV FAKO SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS FOR CHILDSEX ABUSE IN MAIDSTONE
In April 2018, a 31-year-old man from Gravesend, Stanislav Fako of Thistle Road, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple child sexual abuse charges.Fako was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday, April 19, following his conviction on several serious charges, including causing a child to watch a sexual act, inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and attempted rape of a child.
Additional charges included assaulting a child under 13 by penetration, engaging in sexual activity in front of a child, and intimidation.
The court heard that Fako had abused a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions from April 2016 to January 2017.
The victim, distressed by the abuse, attempted self-harm before finally being brave enough to disclose what had happened.
Fako was first arrested in January 2017.
After his arrest, he was released on bail while authorities investigated the allegations.
During this period, he approached the victim near her home from school and intimidated her.
Following further investigations, Fako was re-arrested in December 2017 and remanded in custody.
Despite denying all charges initially, Fako was convicted during his January trial.
He was sentenced to serve 16 years in prison, with an additional four years on license.
He also received a 15-month sentence for the intimidation charge.
In addition to his prison sentence, Fako was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life and was issued a sexual harm prevention order to restrict his conduct.
