Paedophile who lied his way into nursery job gets more jail time

Kristian Parry, 27, is already serving for posessing indecent images of children

A Leeds paedophile who faked references to land a nursery job has been jailed for a further two years.

Kristian Parry, 27, of Middleton, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, October 23, after earlier admitting one count of fraud by false representation.

West Yorkshire Police said Parry will serve the two-year sentence on top of the three years and eight months he is already serving for possessing indecent images of children.

The fraud took place between June 17 and September 20, 2025, and involved Parry falsifying job references to gain employment at a nursery.

He appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on October 2, where he pleaded guilty to the offence.

Detective Superintendent Scott Hartley, of Leeds District Police, said: “We welcome the additional conviction today for Parry’s criminal activity in falsifying references to gain employment.

“This fraud offence was detected as part of our investigation into Parry’s activities following his conviction in March for the possession of indecent images of children.

“We fully recognise the concern this case will have caused parents of children using the nurseries Parry worked at and want to again reassure parents that no images of children in nursery settings were found on devices recovered from Parry.”

Parry was first arrested in May 2025 at a nursery where he worked, on suspicion of possessing indecent and prohibited images. Officers found thousands of images and videos he had downloaded onto his phone, including a screensaver of a baby in a nappy.

Two months after his arrest, he got a job at a different nursery.

He was jailed at Leeds Crown Court in March this year for the indecent image offences. He was also issued with a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offender register for 10 years.

Parry should have completed a DBS check before he was hired. The check should have flagged his arrest, but it did not, as his new employer used the update service, which only checks for non-conviction information every nine months.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed the force has contacted the Home Office about the DBS update service.

They said: “We recognise that parents, guardians and members of the wider community continue to have concerns about the fact that an individual convicted of offences involving indecent images of children was previously employed in a number of nursery settings. We understand how distressing this remains for those affected.”