Overview
- At Wood Green Crown Court, Chan admitted five counts of sexual assault by penetration, four counts of sexual assault, 11 counts of taking indecent images of children and six counts of making indecent images.
- He filmed some abuse on nursery-issued iPads and created mocking videos of children, with a staff member’s June 2024 report triggering the police investigation.
- Investigators uncovered more than 25,000 indecent images and videos connected to his offending, and four girls aged two to four have been identified as victims.
- Bright Horizons’ West Hampstead branch has closed, the company has commissioned an external safeguarding review, and a local Child Safeguarding Practice Review is being initiated.
- About 700 families have been contacted and an NSPCC helpline is in place, while Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced an immediate full review and plans for sector guidance on CCTV and digital devices.