Jessica Nakkan pleads guilty to abusing a child in Canberra
The abuse happened between January and May 2025, and she will be sentenced in 2027.
Jessica May Nakkan, 31, pleaded guilty in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 13. Nakkan admitted to one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child in Canberra.
The court heard the abuse happened between January 1 and May 31, 2025. Police received information about an inappropriate "relationship" between Nakkan and a boy under 16.
Nakkan first faced court and was granted bail in June 2025. In July 2025, Nakkan pleaded not guilty to eight charges.
On Tuesday, the eight charges were withdrawn and a new single charge was put before the court. A new agreed statement of facts, a written account of what happened, is expected to be handed to the court within one week.
Nakkan will be sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court in 2027.
- January 1 to May 31, 2025
- Abuse period
- ACT Supreme Court, Canberra
- Court
- Jessica May Nakkan, 31
- Defendant
Why it mattersThe sentence will not be handed down until 2027, long after the abuse ended in May 2025.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet. The sentence in 2027 will set the penalty for this case in the ACT.
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