Families take legal action over nursery worker's abuse

"Vincent Chan, 45, filmed himself abusing them during naptime at the Bright Horizons nursery in Finchley Road, West Hampstead. He has also confessed to downloading thousands of indecent images of children. Forty six families are now seeking "full accountability" from the nursery, saying it had "repeatedly dismissed concerns" from parents about his behaviour. Bright Horizons has been approached for comment. It has previously said it would be "premature to comment" while the Child Safeguarding Practice Review (CSPR) was ongoing."

"In December, Chan 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 while he was working at the nursery. On Thursday, he admitted a further 30 charges which include taking indecent photographs of children, outraging public decency, sexual assault on a female and voyeurism. These relate to 10 girls and six women and took place between 2007-17 when he worked at a school."

"The nursery has since closed. Warning: This article contains distressing details Chan was suspended after a colleague raised concerns about his activities with the children. The whistleblower complained that Chan had filmed a child falling asleep and set the footage to music, in a bid to entertain his colleagues. The Metropolitan Police investigation that followed unearthed Chan's collection of more than 25,000 indecent images of children."

Vincent Chan, 45, filmed and sexually abused children during naptime at the Bright Horizons nursery in Finchley Road, West Hampstead, and admitted downloading thousands of indecent images. He pleaded guilty to 26 charges in December and later admitted a further 30 charges, totaling 56 offences spanning nursery and school settings between 2007 and 2024; victims include ten girls and six women. Forty-six families are pursuing legal action against the nursery for allegedly dismissing parental concerns and seeking full accountability. Seven hundred families were contacted and offered specialist support. The nursery has closed. Chan will be sentenced on 12 February.

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