Rod Stafford, a former employee at Unity, has been sentenced to 22 years for sexual offenses

Content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual assault

Rod Stafford, who once worked at Unity, received a 22-year prison sentence following 33 charges of sexual offenses.

The sentencing took place on July 1 at Oxford Crown Court. The court also noted involvement under other aliases, namely Roderick Bryce-Hagin and Roderick Bryce-Stafford, according to Game Developer.

He previously served Unity as a senior client partner.

The sentence includes a five-year extended license and an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. Additionally, Stafford has been added to the UK's sexual offenders register.

As outlined by the Oxford Mail, the trial occurred in April 2025, with Stafford refuting claims of being a "predator".

Game Developer highlighted that Stafford "was involved with Unity up until 2024," presenting a session at Develop:Brighton entitled 'The Challenges of Launching & Sustaining Multiplayer Games'. Stafford was noted as part of the cloud and games services team.

He also participated in a talk on 'The Future of Multiplayer Game Hosting' at Reboot Develop 2024.

Information about Stafford has been removed from DICE Summit and Develop websites, according to Chris Kerr, Game Developer's senior news editor on BlueSky.

Reports indicate that Stafford may have still been with the company as the trial commenced in April 2025, Game Developer claimed it has seen pertinent documents.

Unity conveyed in a statement to Game Developer, "We are aware that a former employee based in the UK is linked to a legal case. This person is no longer associated with Unity, and the case bears no relevance to Unity or its operations."

Moreover, The Belfast Telegraph's 2004 report mentioned that Roderick Bryce-Stafford, then a Royal Scots captain, served three-and-a-half months in jail for misconduct involving both male and female colleagues at the Ballkelly Army base in 2002.

His LinkedIn profile confirmed his departure from the army in 2004.

Since the report, Kerr remarked, "Unity has yet to address inquiries about hiring someone with a known past of sexual misconduct or clarify when Stafford left the organization."

GamesIndustry.biz is currently seeking further comments from Unity.