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| Tramp-disguise paedophile jailed | Tramp-disguise paedophile jailed |
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| A council officer who dressed as a tramp to sexually assault 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, but claimed his behaviour was linked to his diabetes medication. | |
| De Boise, of Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, also disguised his educated voice, Southwark Crown Court heard. | |
| Sentencing on Monday, Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith said the long-term effects on De Boise's victims had been "terrible". | Sentencing on Monday, Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith said the long-term effects on De Boise's victims had been "terrible". |
| Double life | Double life |
| He told him 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". | 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". |
| A statement from the victims said: "These attacks have had a catastrophic effect on our families. | A statement from the victims said: "These attacks have had a catastrophic effect on our families. |
| "No sentence will ever be long enough. | "No sentence will ever be long enough. |
| He was a predatory sexual offender who preyed on young and vulnerable children Det Con Andy Lawrence | He was a predatory sexual offender who preyed on young and vulnerable children Det Con Andy Lawrence |
| "It is satisfying that some form of justice has been done today. He has taken so much away from us." | "It is satisfying that some form of justice has been done today. He has taken so much away from us." |
| Earlier the court heard how De Boise led a bizarre double life of respectable family man and brutal paedophile. | Earlier the court heard how De Boise 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 girls, sometimes at knifepoint, to lengthy ordeals of pain and degradation, the court was told. | Over a period of seven years he subjected girls, sometimes at knifepoint, to lengthy ordeals of pain and degradation, the court was told. |
| DNA sample | DNA sample |
| Jurors heard how he threatened to rape, injure and even kill the girls before ordering them to strip. | Jurors heard how he threatened to rape, injure and even kill the girls before ordering them to strip. |
| He managed to evade capture for several years by duping detectives into thinking they were looking for an unemployed tramp. | |
| 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. | 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". |
| He was finally caught after a relative accused him of stealing money. | He was finally caught after a relative accused him of stealing money. |
| Diabetic medication | Diabetic medication |
| 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". | Det Con Andy Lawrence said the defendant's attacks had caused "mass panic in the area". |
| "He was a predatory sexual offender who preyed on young and vulnerable children. | "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. | "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. | 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. | "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. | "I am heartbroken for everyone involved," she added. |