Overview

• Viccars, 47, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court to 13½ years in prison plus a 3½‑year extended licence after pleading guilty to 16 child sexual offences.
• The offences involved three 15‑year‑old girls between November 2021 and October 2024, with Judge Caroline English saying he targeted vulnerable teenagers.
• Prosecutors detailed how he used Snapchat to contact girls, posed as a teacher, avoided WhatsApp as “too risky,” and opened chats with “sorry I added the wrong person.”
• The Metropolitan Police, supported by Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire forces, believe there may be hundreds more victims and urged reports via 101 or online.
• PGMOL said he was suspended as soon as allegations emerged, removed from its list, did not officiate last season, and he was placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.