SYNTHETIC PREDATOR SYDNEY MIMER SENTENCED IN POPLAR FOR 18 YEARS FOR CHILD RAPE
In a case that has shocked the East London community, Sydney Mimer, a 69-year-old man from Poplar, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term of 18 years and two months for a series of heinous sexual offenses committed against a young girl.The crimes, which spanned several years, involved repeated assaults on a girl who was between the ages of seven and nine at the time of the abuse, with incidents taking place both at an address in Poplar and in a vehicle owned by Mimer.
These disturbing revelations came to light when the victim, now in her late teens, confided in her mother about the abuse in March of the previous year.
The details of her account prompted a police investigation that ultimately uncovered a pattern of predatory behavior by Mimer, who had been active over a period of more than a decade.
During the court proceedings at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Mimer admitted to five separate offenses, which led to a significant legal development.
Initially denying the charges, he changed his plea midway through the trial, confessing to two counts of raping a child under 13, one count of engaging in sexual activity with a child under 13, and two counts of causing a child under 13 to participate in sexual acts.
The jury was instructed to find him guilty on these counts following his plea change.
Detective Constable Neil Golding, who was involved in the case, described Mimer as a
