Charles Myatt

Majority of practice involves prosecuting and defending in all levels of seriousness of sexual offences involving both adults and children. RASSO panel member. Regularly complimented on ability to engage with young or reluctant witnesses and gain their trust in achieving their best evidence.

Notable Sexual Offences cases

R v AL [2024] Norwich Crown Court

Defending male with learning difficulties who required an intermediary for the whole trial process. Accused of a campaign of rapes against a 6 year-old girl within a domestic setting. In spite of not giving evidence, D was acquitted of all multiple offending counts he faced, drastically reducing the ultimate sentence received.

R v SB [2024] Cambridge Crown Court

Defending male accused of rapes of a 6 year-old child, taking indecent images of her, intercourse with an animal, and four counts of child cruelty. Negotiating favourable pleas and securing acquittal on multiple offending rape count.

R v Tariq [2023] Cambridge Crown Court

Successful prosecution of defendant accused of kidnapping a 13 year-old girl off the streets of Peterborough and sexually assaulting her in the back of his car. Sentenced to 11 years 9 months’ imprisonment.

R v Wakefield [2023] Basildon Crown Court

Prosecuting defendant convicted of serious sexual offences against two young girls, one being autistic, whom he had separately groomed through family connections. An initial total sentence of 13 years’ custody was successfully referred to the Court of Appeal and 18.5 years’ substituted.

R v Hockley [2023] Norwich Crown Court

Prosecuted defendant at trial who was convicted of arranging child prostitution in the Philippines and distributing the images thus procured. Sentenced to 12 years’ 3 months’ imprisonment.

R v Jay [2022] Cambridge Crown Court

Prosecution of male defendant at trial for befriending and repeatedly sexually abusing his landlady’s young teenage son. Total sentence of 16 years’ custody imposed