The court heard one family has moved away from London altogether,while other sets of parents have suffered breakdowns in their relationship,after Lecka’s actions.
Others spoke of now finding it difficult to trust people to care for their children,with one mother saying she has flown her parents out from Panama to look after her daughter while she was away on a business trip.
And several told of experiencing their children pinching them,and how they wonder whether that is something they learned from Lecka.
The court has heard evidence that Lecka was not her ‘normal bubbly self’ towards the end of June.
Giving evidence,Lecka said she would ‘smoke cannabis quite regularly with my boyfriend’ until very late at night.
She said: ‘I was really addicted to vapes,I would smoke two little crystal disposables a day. I was vaping in nursery. Because if I did not smoke,I would get agitated and fed up.
‘I couldn’t keep asking to go to the toilet. Any opportunity I would take. I would be really moody and fed up.’
At one point was seen vaping a metre away from a young baby.
Lecka admitted seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was convicted of another 14 following a trial (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA)
Of one alleged assault,in which she is said to have ‘smacked’ a young girl while vaping,she said: ‘I had two to three tokes,that would be my normal amount. I did not smack her. I put my arm around her really quickly.
‘I do not accept smacking her in the face. I think she’s distressed and tearful because she’s just woken up from a nap.’
But prosecutor Tracy Ayling KC asked jurors in her closing speech to consider whether the footage showed ‘innocuous or innocent squeezes’,like Lecka claims,or pinches and rough treatment.
‘If she was tired,grumpy and feeling put upon by others,is what we see her taking it out on children by hurting them?’ she added.
‘There are,of course,some clips where Ms Lecka – as we put it – keeps going back for more.’
Arlette Piercy,defending,told jurors in her closing address that there were times when Lecka ‘could simply not cope – she had not slept enough,she had been burning the candle at both ends,she was under too much pressure and she cracked’.
She said Lecka has expressed remorse and cited her previous good character and young age in mitigation.
The court heard Lecka wrote a letter to the court saying she has reflected on her actions,wanted to apologise to parents and that cannabis turned her into a different person.
Ms Piercy told the court that Lecka has been attacked in custody,describing her experience in prison as having been ‘extremely challenging’,and said she has spent time in the vulnerable prison wing.
Lecka being interviewed by the Met Police (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA)
Detective Inspector Sian Hutchings of Met Police’s Public Protection Command said: ‘Today’s sentencing concludes a complex and emotional investigation.
‘The victims in this case are just babies,with the youngest being just 10 months at the time of the offences.
‘Something which our officers have found shocking throughout this investigation is Roksana’s lack of accountability and her inability to explain her unjustifiable actions.’
Ms Till said: ‘We welcome today’s sentence and hope it acts as a warning that perpetrators of such abuse will be caught and punished.
‘However,serious questions remain as to how Lecka’s abuse was allowed to go unchecked for several months.
‘Now that the criminal case has concluded,our focus is now on securing families,who will continue to be affected by Lecka’s actions for years to come,with the further answers they deserve.’
Lecka was also found not guilty of three counts of child cruelty.
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