Paedophile Who Plotted To Have Daughter For CSA Convicted

ByCBG Reading Time: 1 minute

In a case which illustrates the UK’s need to get a grip on its immigration system and borders, a Frenchman convicted in America with an unusually soft sentence for possessing child abuse images seven years ago, was allowed to enter Britain. Once there, he plotted to father his own children intending to abuse them. He was also caught with over 700 more child abuse images when trapped at an East London Underground station by undercover cops last November. The Daily Mail has the story here.

We’ll let you know his sentence when handed down, but since he implied that he had gone further and abused a child beyond possessing the images, hopefully the police will continue to look into his crimes.

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