Robert Burns, a Pedophile who travelled
from Glasgow to Luton with a cuddly toy
and condoms to rape an eight-year-old girl
has been jailed for 10 years.
Robert Burns, 48, believed he had been
exchanging explicit messages with the
child’s mother via a child abuse website
based in Russia. But Luton crown court
was told that he was caught in a police
operation.
He had been involved in graphic on-line
exchanges in which he said he liked girls
aged 9 to 12 and thought that a youngster
would be provided for him.
When Burns, who had been a chef, arrived
by coach at Luton airport on Friday June
30 this year, having traveled 370 miles to
meet the girl, he was arrested.
Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said that when
his belongings were searched officers
found 48 condoms, a cuddly toy, a
jewellery box, a money box, two dolls and
a Valentine cracker containing dare dice
to be used in a sex game. Children’s toys
were also found in his Glasgow flat when
that was searched.
Robert Burns traveled 370 miles with toy
and 48 condoms to rape 8-yr girl –
Details
Pictures of teenage girls were hanging on
the wall. Mr Mulgrew said:
‘He said it was only a fantasy and said he
saw no harm in being interested in
children.’
Burns, of Wynford Road, Glasgow (G20),
appeared for sentence from Bedford
prison having earlier pleaded guilty to
arranging the commission of a child sex
offence.
Defending, Pamela Brain said he had
pleaded guilty and had been honest with
probation officers.
He stopped working as a chef because of a
back injury and started a sci-fi
memorabilia site. ‘At the time he was
living an isolated life, spending a lot of
time on his computer and was drinking a
lot.
He was very depressed and became
involved in this matter,’ she said. Judge
Michael Kay QC jailed him for 5 and a
half years with an extended licence period
of 4 and a half years.
It means that when Burns is released from
prison he will be monitored by probation
officers until 2027 and will be liable to be
recalled. The judge said he found it
‘astonishing’ that sites such as the Russian
paedophile one were not blocked.
He described the online conversations
Burns had as ‘shocking and perverted’.
Referring to a pre-sentence report, he told
Burns: ‘You have no insight into the effect
of what you planned would have
psychologically let alone physically on a
child of 8.
‘It was A wrong, B evil and C out of step
with what any reasonable person would
think.’
He must register as a sex offender for life
and abide by the terms of a Sexual Harm
Prevention Order.
Source www.viviangist.ng/robert-burns-traveled-370-miles-with-toy-and-48-condoms-to-rape-8-yr-girl-details/

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