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| Ex-minister convicted of bigamy | Ex-minister convicted of bigamy |
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| A former church minister has been found guilty of bigamy. | A former church minister has been found guilty of bigamy. |
| Roderick Sangster, 58, married Janet Pollard, with whom he lived in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, while still married to Jill Sangster in 2004. | Roderick Sangster, 58, married Janet Pollard, with whom he lived in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, while still married to Jill Sangster in 2004. |
| Sangster, whose address was given as Chester, was not present during his trial at Warwick Crown Court where he was also convicted of forgery. | Sangster, whose address was given as Chester, was not present during his trial at Warwick Crown Court where he was also convicted of forgery. |
| The court heard he left both women heavily in debt. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. | The court heard he left both women heavily in debt. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. |
| Speaking outside the court Mrs Sangster, to whom he is still legally married, said: "It's just the start. We need to find him now." | |
| Declared bankrupt | |
| Janet Wallace, formerly Pollard, whom Sangster married illegally, said: "I'm just delighted. I've come through this and my life is good. | |
| "I will be delighted when he is brought to justice." | |
| Sangster married Janet Pollard (right) while still married to Jill Sangster | |
| Det Sgt Cawail Wong, from Warwickshire Police, urged Sangster to hand himself in. | |
| The trial was told Sangster looked for financially secure, vulnerable women to marry and would then leave them when the money ran out. | |
| Mrs Sangster was forced to declare herself bankrupt after discovering her husband had run up a debt of £30,000, while Ms Pollard was left with a bill for £55,000. | |
| He was also found guilty of forging Ms Pollard's signature to obtain a £10,000 loan from Northern Rock. | |
| The two women found out about one another after Mrs Sangster, of Perth, Scotland, contacted Ms Pollard when she was chasing up her husband's debts. | |
| Internet dating | |
| Mrs Sangster said: "[Ms Pollard] said she was married to a Rod Sangster and was it the same one? | |
| "I got out the wedding photos and showed her and she confirmed it was him." | |
| Mr Sangster married Mrs Sangster in Florida on 6 August 1996 after divorcing his first wife of 25 years, with whom he had four children. | |
| He left her in 2002 and began divorce proceedings but did not see them through. | |
| Sangster, whose last known address was the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Trinity Street, Chester, wrote a letter to Mrs Sangster in 2003 telling her she would not get a divorce. | |
| He then found a job at a hotel in Evesham, Worcestershire, and started internet dating where he met Ms Pollard, who was recovering from cancer. | |
| He told her he had divorced his wife and moved in with her. |