Mother ‘devastated’ after rapist ex-partner given access to their daughter

Kristoffer Paul Arthur White , a serial rapist, was granted unsupervised access to his daughter.

He was found to have raped the child’s mother on three occasions.

He also had a criminal conviction for raping a stranger in 2008 .

The mother said: “It was like being told that, despite the court's findings, Cafcass doesn’t believe you. It was earth-shattering’.

Judge said she found the Cafcass officer to be a “cogent, child-focused and sensible witness’ She said she was concerned the mother’s proposal to stop or significantly curtail contact with White would deprive the child of a regular and loving presence in her life.

The issue of contact will be determined by the court at a later date .

White served four years of a nine-year sentence for raping a teenager in 2008 .

Representing the children’s guardian, the barrister Oliver Wraight said he took significant issue with a large number of points made on behalf of the mother. They included that Cafcass was a “harmful organisation”and that the guardian was “protecting a rapist”. He told the court: “Cafcass is not an amorphous body that emits a single view. Guardians provide their views. There is a legitimate public debate on whether children should have contact with fathers who have perpetrated physical or sexual violence.”.