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Strongman jailed for raping girls | Strongman jailed for raping girls |
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A County Fermanagh man has been jailed for 15 years for raping and abusing three young girls. | A County Fermanagh man has been jailed for 15 years for raping and abusing three young girls. |
David Parkinson, 66, from Main Street in Brookeborough, was found guilty in February of three rapes and nine indecent assaults. | David Parkinson, 66, from Main Street in Brookeborough, was found guilty in February of three rapes and nine indecent assaults. |
The judge told the strongman, known as Big Dave, that he had taken advantage of the children's trust by his "disgusting and depraved lust". | The judge told the strongman, known as Big Dave, that he had taken advantage of the children's trust by his "disgusting and depraved lust". |
The attacks took place between 1991 and 1994. | The attacks took place between 1991 and 1994. |
The girls were aged between six and nine. He told one girl he would make her family disappear if she spoke out. | The girls were aged between six and nine. He told one girl he would make her family disappear if she spoke out. |
As a strongman, he raised thousands of pounds for children's charities, and earned a mention in the Guinness book of records. | As a strongman, he raised thousands of pounds for children's charities, and earned a mention in the Guinness book of records. |
He would entice people to his Brookeborough home to play what he called "the money game". | He would entice people to his Brookeborough home to play what he called "the money game". |
He would flick pennies over a low wall or hide coins around his house, and then abuse the children as they searched for them. | He would flick pennies over a low wall or hide coins around his house, and then abuse the children as they searched for them. |