Nursery worker Vincent Chan admits sexually assaulting children

A nursery worker has admitted sexually abusing young children in his care in north London.

Vincent Chan, 45, appeared at Wood Green Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to 26 charges including sexual assault by penetration, sexual assault by touching and making indecent images depicting the most severe category of child sex abuse.

The investigation into Chan followed a tip-off from a whistleblower and became one of the most “harrowing and complex” cases undertaken by the Metropolitan Police, the force said.

Chan, of Stanhope Avenue in Finchley, will be sentenced on 23 January.

Det Supt Lewis Basford, who led the Met’s investigation, said the offences had caused “deep shock and distress”.