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'Jimmy Savile' scout leader John Edward Bates jailed | 'Jimmy Savile' scout leader John Edward Bates jailed |
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A former police officer branded "the Jimmy Savile of the scouting world" by his victims has been jailed for a string of sex attacks on boys. | A former police officer branded "the Jimmy Savile of the scouting world" by his victims has been jailed for a string of sex attacks on boys. |
Ex scout-leader John Edward Bates, 68, abused his position to abuse four victims in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. | Ex scout-leader John Edward Bates, 68, abused his position to abuse four victims in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. |
He had denied 22 charges of indecent assault and indecency with a child but was found guilty of 18 after a trial. | |
Bates was given a 20-year jail sentence at Lincoln Crown Court. | Bates was given a 20-year jail sentence at Lincoln Crown Court. |
The offences took place between March 1972 and October 1989. | |
During the trial, the court heard Bates abused two boys while he was a scout leader in Wittering where he served in the Royal Air Force. | |
'Misery and upset' | 'Misery and upset' |
He later became a scout leader in Spalding, Lincolnshire, and went on to abuse two more boys. | |
Sentencing, Judge Simon Hirst said he was a predatory man who abused the enormous trust placed in him by his victims. | Sentencing, Judge Simon Hirst said he was a predatory man who abused the enormous trust placed in him by his victims. |
He said: "You did them all real lasting damage - you did it for no other reason than to obtain sexual gratification for yourself." | He said: "You did them all real lasting damage - you did it for no other reason than to obtain sexual gratification for yourself." |
In court, one victim described Bates as a "monster, "the Jimmy Savile of the scouting world" | In court, one victim described Bates as a "monster, "the Jimmy Savile of the scouting world" |
Another described Bates' conviction as "the beginning of the end of my 40-year...living hell." | Another described Bates' conviction as "the beginning of the end of my 40-year...living hell." |
Speaking outside court, Det Sgt Tim Wilkinson, of Lincolnshire Police, praised the victims for speaking out. | Speaking outside court, Det Sgt Tim Wilkinson, of Lincolnshire Police, praised the victims for speaking out. |
Det Sgt Wilkinson said: "They looked up to him, respected him, and all John Bates has done is cause misery and upset," he said. | Det Sgt Wilkinson said: "They looked up to him, respected him, and all John Bates has done is cause misery and upset," he said. |
Bates, who served with Lincolnshire Police between 1976 and 1983, claimed his victims had fabricated evidence against him. | Bates, who served with Lincolnshire Police between 1976 and 1983, claimed his victims had fabricated evidence against him. |
He had previously served a four-year jail sentence for offences against young boys, imposed at Nottingham Crown Court, after an investigation in 1982. | He had previously served a four-year jail sentence for offences against young boys, imposed at Nottingham Crown Court, after an investigation in 1982. |
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