Daniel Carr
Introduction
Daniel Carr is a 30-year-old man of Ivinson Road, Darwen, Lancashire, who was jailed for three years at Preston Crown Court on November 2, 2026, for engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15 and for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Carr was in his twenties when he met the girl and, according to prosecution reporting, knew she was under the age of 16. He also assaulted his victim and made threats towards her. He admitted both offences at a previous hearing and appeared for sentence via video link from the prison where he was on remand.
Background Information
The Lancashire Evening Post’s report of the sentencing records that Carr met the girl when he was in his twenties and that he was aware she was below the age of consent. Alongside the sexual offending, he assaulted her and made threats towards her, although the public report does not set out the dates of the individual incidents. Carr, of Ivinson Road in Darwen, spent the period before sentence on remand in prison, and was produced to the court at Sessions House in Preston by video link for the November 2 hearing.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Convicted by guilty plea and sentenced. Carr admitted penetrative sexual activity with a child and assault occasioning actual bodily harm; the account below is drawn from prosecution and court reporting.
At a previous hearing Carr pleaded guilty to engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 and to assault causing actual bodily harm. In a victim personal statement read to the court, the girl said: “He ruined my life. He’s made me cautious and not trust people. He’s made me permanently on the defensive and think people are attacking me. Then I get upset when I realise, they’re not.” She added that Carr “has never shown me any remorse about what he did and has never said sorry. I believe he will never change,” and described the wait for the case to reach court: “It has taken time to get him to court and during this time I have had setbacks and got upset.” Sentencing him on November 2, 2026, a judge at Preston Crown Court imposed three years in prison.
Public Reaction and Consequences
Lancashire Police used the sentencing to appeal to other victims: “Daniel Carr behaved in a terrible way towards his victim who was vulnerable and younger than him,” the force said, adding, “If you have been a victim of sexual offences, please report it to Lancashire Police. We will listen to you, support you, and investigate in order to put offenders before the courts.” The victim’s published statement — that Carr left her permanently on the defensive and ruined her life — was quoted in full in the local press the same day. No statement from Carr or anyone acting for him was reported.
Current Status
Carr is serving a three-year sentence imposed at Preston Crown Court on November 2, 2026, having pleaded guilty to penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was on remand throughout his immediate pre-sentencing custody. Under UK sentencing rules he will serve part of the term in custody and the remainder on licence in the community; no appeal against the sentence has been reported.
Impact on Their Career/Life
Before the prosecution Carr was a private individual in Darwen with no public profile; the conviction now defines his public record. The three-year term, the remand time already served and the publication of his victim’s statement across Lancashire Media titles leave him with a permanent criminal record for child sexual offences. For the victim, the statement she read to the court — describing ruined trust and years of setbacks while the case proceeded — became the public account of what the offending cost her.
Sources
- Lancashire Evening Post, “Lancashire man engaged in sexual activity with underage girl, Preston court.” source