Andrei-Ovidiu Miron, a 41-year-old carer from Norwich, has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison for sexually assaulting two vulnerable women while working at a supported living centre. He initially denied the charges but changed his plea to guilty just before his trial was set to begin.
Details of the Assaults
Norwich Crown Court heard that Miron abused his position of trust against two residents who, though able to live independently, suffered from mental health and learning difficulties requiring support staff assistance. Prosecutor Andrew Thompson detailed an incident in 2024 where Miron accompanied a 26-year-old resident on a shopping trip as part of his duties. After exchanging phone numbers, he later entered her room and had sex with her. The following day, a support leader was alerted after the victim was left “overwhelmed and traumatised” and “struggling to process” what had occurred.
In a separate, earlier incident involving a 48-year-old resident, Miron entered her room uninvited. The court heard she was left “shaken, very distressed and in floods of tears” after he showed her semi-naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend, leaned over her, and rubbed his erection against her back while boasting about attending orgies in the local area.
Sentencing and Consequences
Recorder Peter Guest stated: “On two separate occasions from a position of trust you took advantage of these vulnerable women for your own sexual gratification.” In mitigation, Martin Ivory argued that Miron had not sought employment specifically to target vulnerable people, adding: “Certainly, his behaviour was inappropriate and he understands and accepts that. He was in a position of trust and he let himself down.”
In addition to his prison sentence, Miron was placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years. He has also been indefinitely barred from working with children and vulnerable adults and received a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
