Vile predator jailed after committing 22 sexual offences against child

Robert Erdei has been jailed for five years and seven months after pleading guilty to 22 sexual offences against a child. He was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on 6 November.

The offences took place over three months, from October to December 2024. They comprised 13 counts of sexual activity with a child, eight counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and one count of causing a child to watch a sexual act.

Greater Manchester Police said Erdei, who is from Leigh, was arrested on suspicion of child sex offences involving a child under 16 after a partner agency raised concerns. Police investigators identified evidence of a range of sexual offending and submitted a case file to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Detective Sergeant Pyke, of the force’s Child Protection Investigation Unit in Wigan, said their thoughts remained with the survivor and the survivor’s family. Pyke described the offending as wilful and said Erdei had targeted “the most vulnerable of victims”.

Pyke said protecting children would remain Greater Manchester Police’s highest priority and that the force would take the strongest possible action when allegations of this nature were made.

The sentence followed guilty pleas to all 22 counts. The charges covered sexual activity with a child, encouraging or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and causing a child to watch a sexual act.

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