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| Man faces jail for abducting girl | Man faces jail for abducting girl |
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| A man has admitted abducting a girl of 15 and taking her to France. | A man has admitted abducting a girl of 15 and taking her to France. |
| Robert Williams, 49, of Glebe Road, Whitburn, West Lothian, pleaded guilty at Grimsby Crown Court to abducting a child. | Robert Williams, 49, of Glebe Road, Whitburn, West Lothian, pleaded guilty at Grimsby Crown Court to abducting a child. |
| The girl, who cannot be named, went missing from her home in North East Lincolnshire on 14 January and turned up in France a week later. | The girl, who cannot be named, went missing from her home in North East Lincolnshire on 14 January and turned up in France a week later. |
| Recorder Andrew Campbell QC remanded Williams in custody and adjourned sentencing for reports until 11 June. | |
| Williams was arrested in the Lille area of France on 21 January. | Williams was arrested in the Lille area of France on 21 January. |
| The court heard Williams had previous convictions for matters such as burglary, theft and driving offences, but had not appeared before a criminal court since 1984. | The court heard Williams had previous convictions for matters such as burglary, theft and driving offences, but had not appeared before a criminal court since 1984. |