Hospital Worker Admits to Planning Horrific Sex Attacks on Children

A hospital worker, identified as 51-year-old Tracy Turner, an operating theatre assistant at the University Hospital of Wales, has pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children and arranging to rape a child. Turner, alongside her partner Stuart Compton, 45, had plotted to carry out sex attacks on multiple children. The court has dropped charges of alleged kidnap and murder of a girl under 13, instead focusing on the more serious charges. Turner and Compton are scheduled to be sentenced on July 28, with the judge warning them of an "immediate and substantial sentence."

Key Takeaways:

• Tracy Turner, a 51-year-old operating theatre assistant at the University Hospital of Wales, pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children and arranging to rape a child.
• Turner's partner, Stuart Compton, 45, also pleaded guilty to arranging the commission of a child sex offence.
• The couple had planned to carry out sex attacks on multiple children, with charges including arranging the sexual assault of a child and arranging the rape of a child.
• The court dropped charges of alleged kidnap and murder of a girl under 13, instead focusing on the more serious charges.
• Judge Tracey Lloyd Clarke adjourned the case for sentence on July 28, warning Turner and Compton of an "immediate and substantial sentence."
• Turner was suspended from her position at the University Hospital of Wales after police were contacted, and the health board is cooperating with the investigation.

Statistics:

• 51: The age of Tracy Turner, the hospital worker who pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children and arranging to rape a child.
• 45: The age of Stuart Compton, Turner's partner who also pleaded guilty to arranging the commission of a child sex offence.
• 2: The number of counts of making indecent images of a child to which Turner pleaded guilty.
• 6: The number of counts of arranging the commission of a child sex offence to which Turner and Compton pleaded guilty.
• 800: The number of beds at the University Hospital of Wales, where Turner worked in the operating theatre.

Sources:

• "A HOSPITAL worker has admitted planning horrific sex attacks on children" by WALES NEWS SERVICE, echo.newsdesk@walesonline.co.uk
• Cardiff Crown Court, July 23
• University Hospital of Wales, University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.