British nursery worker admits sexually assaulting children and filming abuse

Detective Superintendent Lewis Bamford spoke to the media outside Wood Green Crown Court in London on Wednesday. Lucy North/PA Wire London —

A British nursery worker from London has pleaded guilty to 26 offenses against children, including nine counts of sexual assault, in what the Metropolitan Police has described as “one of the most harrowing and complex child sexual abuse investigations” undertaken by the force.

Vincent Chan, a 45-year-old man living in north London, was also found guilty of the taking and making of indecent images of children, police said in a statement on Wednesday. He will be sentenced on January 23, according to PA Media.

“The offences include five counts of sexual assault of a child by penetration, four counts of sexual assault of a child by touching,