Category Archives: Northumberland

Dean Davidson – Ashington

02 Friday Jul 2021

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July 2021

‘Dangerous’ paedophile teacher used alter-ego to trick teen boys into sex acts

A “dangerous” paedophile teacher who used alter-egos online to trick at least 27 boys into filming themselves performing sex acts has been jailed for 17 years.

Dean Davidson, 38, admitted 18 sexual offences over 10 years, including possession of indecent images of children, online exploitation of young teenagers and indecently touching boys

The defendant, of Brockwood Court, Ashington, Northumberland, taught in various schools in the North East of England and “posed as a good-looking blonde girl” online, according to one of his victims.

Depending on the sexuality of his victims, he used a male alter-ego, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

Davidson held his head in his hands during the sentencing hearing as statements from 27 victims were heard.

Andrew Epsley, prosecuting, said Davidson was “a dangerous offender” who tricked some of his victims, now adults, after contacting them on social media.

In some cases, he posed as a sexually adventurous older girl, and cajoled them into performing sexual acts on camera.

Davidson, without their knowledge, made recordings of those videos, the court heard.

The victim only realised the deception when detectives approached him and showed him video of himself as a boy aged around 13 performing sex acts.

Officers had recovered the video from Davidson’s electronic devices.

The victim said: “I had been enticed by who I thought was a girl showing me attention at a very early age.

“Over the years it had been casual, friendly, on occasions flirtatious and sexual.

“I feel deceived and misled.”

Another victim said he felt anxious in public in case Davidson had shared videos of him as a young teen, adding he felt “violated”.

And another said he recalled making friends online with that he thought was a girl who asked him to do “weird things – stuff I would never dream of doing as an adult”.

Judge Sarah Mallett sentenced him to serve 17 years in jail, with a six-year extended period.

Davidson was also handed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which will place restrictions on him on his release from prison and will have to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. He was also barred from working with children.

Referring to his victims, she said: “Several of them have described their lives, as a result, are in ruins.”

 

John MacDonald – Ancroft

01 Thursday Jul 2021

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June 2021

Paedophile told undercover cop ‘age is just a number’ while grooming schoolgirl

A paedophile snared in an online sting told an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl that ‘age is just a number’.

John MacDonald believed he was chatting with a schoolgirl named Paige and bombarded her with ‘highly sexualised’ messages on the Kik app in July 2018.

The married 47-year-old described in explicit detail how they could have ‘fun’ together and tried to talk her into performing sex acts, Newcastle Crown Court was told.

Prosecutor Emma Dowling said: ‘She said she was a virgin and one of his comments was “You want your first time to be memorable, that’s why you should do it with an older man, someone with more experience who can give you pleasure in different ways”.’

MacDonald, from Ancroft, Northumberland, was traced via his IP address.

He pleaded guilty to attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and making an indecent photograph of a child in relation to an image found on one of his devices.

Judge Paul Sloan QC jailed him for 26 months.

He said MacDonald’s messages were ‘highly sexualised’, telling him: ‘You told her age was just a number.’

MacDonald, who has a previous conviction in 2007 for distributing indecent images, was also made subject of a sexual harm prevention order and must sign the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.

Carl Balfour – Cornhill-on-Tweed

15 Tuesday Jun 2021

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June 2021

Sexual assault on child: Carl Balfour jailed for five years

A pervert has been jailed for five years after sexually assaulting a young child in the Borders.

Carl Balfour, 37, who gave an address in Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, was convicted of sexually assaulting a child under 13 years of age more than three years ago in Berwickshire.

At the High Court in Edinburgh he was given a custodial sentence of three years with an extended period of two years back-dated to April 16.

Alan Carr – Cramlington

15 Tuesday Jun 2021

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June 2021

Cramlington Nissan worker caught with more than 50,000 indecent images of children

A pervert caught with more than 50,000 child abuse images of children has been spared prison.

Alan Carr, who had a previous conviction for 15 offences of taking indecent images from 2006, was caught again when police searched his computer.

Newcastle Crown Court heard officers went to the Nissan worker’s home in Cramlington, Northumberland, in November 2019, with a search warrant.

He confessed what he had been up to at the scene.

Police found 22 of the most serious, category A, images, 155 category B and 52,634 category C.

The police did not categorise all of the images found on the hard drive because it would have been too time-consuming.

Most of the children featured were aged between six and 12 and the offences happened between 2011 and 2019.

Carr pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children and was sentenced to 12 months suspended for two years with 200 hour unpaid work and rehabilitation.

He must also sign the sex offenders register and be subject to a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.

Judge Penny Moreland told him: “When you look at a photograph of, for example a girl of six being forced to perform oral sex on an adult man, you should acknowledge it’s not there for your delectation. A child has been sexually abused.

“There are more than 52,000 indecent images. 52,000 children who have been pictured so you can look at them in your spare bedroom because you don’t feel very good about yourself.

“They are pictures of real children and you need to take that on board.”

The judge said, given his previous conviction, it was arguable sending him immediately to prison was the only appropriate sentence but due to the fact he has a good job at Nissan and is in a supportive relationship, the chances of him being rehabilitated are good.

Colin Proctor – Bedlington

21 Wednesday Apr 2021

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April 2021

Paedophile preyed on school children for a decade

A predatory paedophile who abused three young girls has today been put behind bars. 

Colin William Proctor preyed on his young victims for more than ten years when they were all school-aged children.

The victims bravely came forward to report him to police and an investigation was launched by Northumbria Police’s Safeguarding unit.

Proctor, 48, was questioned by police but denied the allegations.

The case was subsequently sent to trial where a jury saw through his lies and found him guilty of a string of sexual assaults.

Today, Proctor was handed a 12 year custodial sentence with an extra year on licence at Newcastle Crown Court after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.  

Proctor of Melrose Avenue, Bedlington was also handed an indefinite restraining order and indefinite Sexual Harm Protection Order, which will place strict restrictions on him when he is released from prison.

He will also have to sign the sex offenders register for life. 

February 2021

Police praise abuse victims for their bravery after paedophile is found guilty

Northumbria Police have praised the bravery of three abuse victims after the paedophile who preyed on them was brought to justice.

Colin William Proctor, 48, has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault.

The victims, who were schoolchildren at the time, bravely came forward about the abuse which took place over a number of years from 2009.

Police charged Proctor with five counts of sexual assault – but he denied all of the offences.

However, on Wednesday, January 27. a jury at Newcastle Crown Court found him guilty of all five counts.

Proctor, of Melrose Avenue, Bedlington has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at a later date.