Parents set to take legal action against council and charity over jailed Walsall paedophile
The parents of children who were potentially abused by a Walsall paedophile are set to take legal action
Daniel Clarke was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in May after pleading guilty to nine counts of various sexual abuse and to making indecent images of children.
The charges concerned Clarke's abuse of six young boys between May 2013 and September last year, when a complaint helped bring an end to his crimes.
Four parents have instructed lawyers to look into civil claims for damages against Solihull Council and the charity Social Life Opportunities (Solo), which provides organised activities for children
Clarke, a former teaching assistant at was been present at after school clubs run by Solo and is believed to have met some of his victims there.
The council and charity said they had received legal letters, but were unable to comment further due to a live police investigation.
At his sentencing in May, Judge Michael Chambers allowed the naming of Clarke, aged 28, of Signal Grove Bloxwich after he was previously granted anonymity.
He told Clarke: "Your victims' close relatives deserve to see you punished for your gross breach of trust. Your crimes caused psychological harm to your victims.
