A theme park ride operator has admitted sexually assaulting 19 young girls while working at Drayton Manor — and has been granted bail until sentencing in December.
Josef Luke Hammond, 24, from Birmingham, pleaded guilty to 19 counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by touching at Stafford Crown Court on October 12.
Hammond worked at the Tamworth attraction between March and August 2024. His offending came to light after a girl told her parent he had touched her inappropriately.
The report prompted theme park staff to review CCTV. Hammond was immediately sent home, police were contacted and officers arrested him later that day.
What began with one child speaking out led investigators to uncover sexual assaults against 19 young female victims.
Staffordshire Police said the evidence against Hammond was overwhelming.
He will return to Stafford Crown Court on December 11 to be sentenced
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