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| A paedophile who filmed an attack on a 11-year-old girl has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape. | A paedophile who filmed an attack on a 11-year-old girl has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape. |
| Anthony Barron, 54, of Wantage, previously admitted 87 charges of sexual offences relating to at least 10 girls between 1995 and 2006. | Anthony Barron, 54, of Wantage, previously admitted 87 charges of sexual offences relating to at least 10 girls between 1995 and 2006. |
| A jury at Oxford Crown Court heard that Barron filmed and photographed some of his attacks on the children as a "souvenir gathering exercise". | A jury at Oxford Crown Court heard that Barron filmed and photographed some of his attacks on the children as a "souvenir gathering exercise". |
| Some of Barron's victims were as young as three. | Some of Barron's victims were as young as three. |
| [I] felt guilty with myself because I felt I hadn't protected my own children The mother of a four-year-old victim | [I] felt guilty with myself because I felt I hadn't protected my own children The mother of a four-year-old victim |
| The court heard the grandfather from Grove, Wantage, "lured the children to play at his home with toys and games and then bribed them not to say what happened to them with sweets and ice lollies". | The court heard the grandfather from Grove, Wantage, "lured the children to play at his home with toys and games and then bribed them not to say what happened to them with sweets and ice lollies". |
| When police raided his home after one of the children, aged five, told her mother that Barron had exposed himself to her, they found a stash of toys suitable for children from the age of two. | When police raided his home after one of the children, aged five, told her mother that Barron had exposed himself to her, they found a stash of toys suitable for children from the age of two. |
| The court was told Barron befriended the parents through roles at primary schools, youth clubs and cub groups, persuading them to allow their children to stay at his home. | The court was told Barron befriended the parents through roles at primary schools, youth clubs and cub groups, persuading them to allow their children to stay at his home. |
| Once there he would groom the children into allowing him to abuse them in front of a video camera. | |
| 'Seemed genuine' | 'Seemed genuine' |
| The jury heard police officers were able to make a comprehensive list of his offences by identifying the children on the video tapes. | The jury heard police officers were able to make a comprehensive list of his offences by identifying the children on the video tapes. |
| The mother of one of his four-year-old victims said: "He came across as really nice, genuine, charming. A really nice person, is the only way to put it. | The mother of one of his four-year-old victims said: "He came across as really nice, genuine, charming. A really nice person, is the only way to put it. |
| "[He appeared] caring and interested in how the children were doing, in some ways my welfare as well, after my husband and I separated. | "[He appeared] caring and interested in how the children were doing, in some ways my welfare as well, after my husband and I separated. |
| "He just seemed really genuine and nice. | "He just seemed really genuine and nice. |
| "I was absolutely furious with him, then felt guilty with myself because I felt I hadn't protected my own children. | "I was absolutely furious with him, then felt guilty with myself because I felt I hadn't protected my own children. |
| "Family and friends just said, 'That's silly'." | "Family and friends just said, 'That's silly'." |
| Computer engineer Barron is due to be sentenced later on Thursday. | Computer engineer Barron is due to be sentenced later on Thursday. |