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A senior council officer who disguised himself as a tramp to sexually assault a string of schoolgirls has been jailed for 13 years.A senior council officer who disguised himself as a tramp to sexually assault a string of schoolgirls has been jailed for 13 years.
Father-of-two Anthony De Boise, 58, attacked his victims at beauty spots in south London and Surrey.Father-of-two Anthony De Boise, 58, attacked his victims at beauty spots in south London and Surrey.
He admitted assaulting six girls aged 13 to 16 between 1989 and 1996.He admitted assaulting six girls aged 13 to 16 between 1989 and 1996.
De Boise, of Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, dressed in a stained tracksuit and disguised his educated voice to avoid detection, Southwark Crown Court heard.De Boise, of Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, dressed in a stained tracksuit and disguised his educated voice to avoid detection, Southwark Crown Court heard.
The court heard he led a "bizarre" double life of respectable family man and brutal paedophile. Sentencing on Monday Judge Loraine-Smith said the long-term effects on his victims had been "terrible"
Threats to kill Double life
He told De Boise that although a change in medication for diabetes may have affected him, ultimately "you were simply acting out your sexual fantasies".
The judge said that although De Boise stopped his attacks in 1996, he could still present a danger to teenage girls "if the right circumstances arose".
Earlier the court heard how he led a bizarre double life of respectable family man and brutal paedophile.
Wearing dark glasses and scruffy clothes he would scour local beauty spots looking for victims.Wearing dark glasses and scruffy clothes he would scour local beauty spots looking for victims.
Over a period of seven years he subjected young girls, sometimes at knifepoint, to lengthy ordeals of pain and degradation, the court was told. He was a predatory sexual offender who preyed on young and vulnerable children Det Con Andy Lawrence
Jurors heard how he threatened to rape, injure and even kill the girls before ordering them to strip off. Over a period of seven years he subjected girls, sometimes at knifepoint, to lengthy ordeals of pain and degradation, the court was told.
But he managed to evade capture for several years by duping detectives into thinking they were looking for an unemployed down-and-out. Jurors heard how he threatened to rape, injure and even kill the girls before ordering them to strip.
But he managed to evade capture for several years by duping detectives into thinking they were looking for an unemployed tramp.
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The real culprit dressed impeccably and held down a well-paid job as a Wandsworth Council planning officer where he was known as "Mr Nice Guy", jurors heard. De Boise usually dressed impeccably and held down a well-paid job as a Wandsworth Council planning officer where he was known as "Mr Nice Guy", jurors heard.
Prosecutors said he was well regarded by friends who described him as "kind, caring, decent, considerate and gentle... someone who could be trusted".Prosecutors said he was well regarded by friends who described him as "kind, caring, decent, considerate and gentle... someone who could be trusted".
But he was finally caught after a relative accused him of stealing money. He was finally caught after a relative accused him of stealing money.
A DNA sample given to the Metropolitan Police's cold case rape unit matched one found following the attacks.A DNA sample given to the Metropolitan Police's cold case rape unit matched one found following the attacks.
Det Con Andy Lawrence said the defendant's attacks had caused "mass panic in the area".
Diabetic hypoglycaemia
"He was a predatory sexual offender who preyed on young and vulnerable children.
"He acted with no regard other than to satisfy his own sexual lust," he said.
Maintaining a change in medication was to blame for her husband's behaviour, Susan De Boise said he was still "very much loved" by his family.
"Tony's family and friends... truly believe that the incidents occurred whilst he was in a state of severe diabetic hypoglycaemia, which has a profound effect on the brain."
"I am heartbroken for everyone involved," she added.