Woman admits to persistent sexual abuse of child more than a year after arrest

More than a year after her arrest, a woman has admitted to the persistent sexual abuse of a child in Canberra.

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Jessica May Nakkan, 31, pleaded guilty in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 13, to one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child.

Jessica Nakkan leaves court on a previous occassion. Picture by Hannah Neale

The court heard the abuse occurred between January 1 and May 31, 2025.

However, those charges were withdrawn on Tuesday after a new indictment containing the single charge was tendered to the court.

A new agreed statement of facts is expected to be tendered to the court in one week.

Nakkan will be sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court in 2027.

• Support is available for those who may be distressed. Phone Lifeline 13 11 14; Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 6247 2525; Women's Legal Centre ACT/Sexual Violence Legal Service 6257 4377; Bravehearts 1800 272 831; Blue Knot Foundation 1300 657 380.

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