A Croydon-born pensioner who was formerly a carer at a Jersey children's home has been convicted of indecently assaulting teenage residents.

Gordon Wateridge, nicknamed "the Perv" by victims, was found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault and one count of assault yesterday (Thursday).

However, the jury at the Royal Court of Jersey, in St Helier, found the 78-year-old not guilty of 11 counts of indecent assault and one count of incitement to indecent assault.

Following the verdict, Judge Commissioner Sir Christopher Pitchers told Mr Wateridge that a custodial sentence was likely as he had held a "position of trust" at the former children's home.

The counts relate to offences that took place at the Haut de la Garenne home in the Parish of St Martin in Jersey in the early 1970s, where Mr Wateridge was a house parent.

Wateridge, who was born in Croydon but now lives in the Jersey parish of St Clement, was the first person to be charged in connection with an historic abuse investigation on the island, police have said.

Sentencing is likely to take place in September.