A 69-year-old man has been charged with multiple offenses involving the sexual abuse of four girls, some as young as seven, in a case currently before Snaresbrook Crown Court. Bradley Dilsworth faces 27 counts dating from 2002 to 2010, including rape, sexual assault by penetration, taking indecent photographs of children, and grooming.

Prosecutors allege that Dilsworth not only abused the victims himself but also facilitated abuse by his sons. One charge relates to Dilsworth arranging for his son Bradley Quinton, 45, to rape a child. Another son, Daniel, 36, reportedly refused to participate in an attempted assault arranged by his father on the same victim and is expected to testify against Dilsworth. Daniel, alongside another family member, initially approached police with allegations of abuse in 2006; however, no charges resulted from that report at the time.

Dilsworth was eventually arrested in 2024 at his residence in Walthamstow, east London. During the investigation, officers recovered a desktop computer containing approximately 16,000 images depicting one of the alleged victims. The scope and nature of the charges reflect a prolonged period of abuse and exploitation, according to the prosecution.

The trial is scheduled to run for five weeks as the court examines the evidence presented against Dilsworth. Meanwhile, no charges have been publicly disclosed against the sons involved, apart from the evidence related to one son’s refusal to partake in the abuse. The proceedings continue as the jury considers the allegations.