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Review into bath rape man's case | Review into bath rape man's case |
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An inquiry is be held into how a man came to abduct a girl from her bath and then rape her while he was being monitored after a previous offence. | An inquiry is be held into how a man came to abduct a girl from her bath and then rape her while he was being monitored after a previous offence. |
Peter Voisey, 35, of Blyth, Northumberland, was convicted of taking the six-year-old from her home in North Tyneside, then abusing her. | Peter Voisey, 35, of Blyth, Northumberland, was convicted of taking the six-year-old from her home in North Tyneside, then abusing her. |
During the trial, it emerged he had a conviction for molesting a girl at a leisure centre in Cheshire in 2001. | During the trial, it emerged he had a conviction for molesting a girl at a leisure centre in Cheshire in 2001. |
The review will examine how he was monitored after his release from jail. | The review will examine how he was monitored after his release from jail. |
Newcastle Crown Court heard how Voisey sneaked into the six-year-old's house and took her from her ground-floor bathroom in December last year. | Newcastle Crown Court heard how Voisey sneaked into the six-year-old's house and took her from her ground-floor bathroom in December last year. |
He then drove round the area and repeatedly sexually abused her. | He then drove round the area and repeatedly sexually abused her. |
She was later dumped naked and screaming in an alleyway. | She was later dumped naked and screaming in an alleyway. |
We express our sympathy to the victim and her family - this is clearly an appalling offence Home Office spokeswoman Case was huge challenge | We express our sympathy to the victim and her family - this is clearly an appalling offence Home Office spokeswoman Case was huge challenge |
On Friday, Voisey was convicted of abduction, rape and sexual assault. | On Friday, Voisey was convicted of abduction, rape and sexual assault. |
Judge David Hodson warned he faced a very lengthy jail term when he is sentenced on 1 December. | Judge David Hodson warned he faced a very lengthy jail term when he is sentenced on 1 December. |
As a sex offender, Voisey - also known as Smith - was subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa) following his release from prison for the Macclesfield offence. | As a sex offender, Voisey - also known as Smith - was subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa) following his release from prison for the Macclesfield offence. |
Mappa involve police, probation and other agencies such as housing, health and social services sharing information on offenders, in an effort to stop them committing more crimes. | |
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We express our sympathy to the victim and her family. This is clearly an appalling offence. | A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We express our sympathy to the victim and her family. This is clearly an appalling offence. |
"A multi-agency internal review of the case is being commissioned by the strategic management board of Mappa." | "A multi-agency internal review of the case is being commissioned by the strategic management board of Mappa." |
Police faced scepticism | Police faced scepticism |
Det Ch Insp Jim Napier, who led the case, said: "I'm satisfied that Voisey was managed at an appropriate level and without wishing to pre-empt the review findings, our initial inquiries suggest that there was nothing in the way he was being managed which could have prevented him committing this offence. | Det Ch Insp Jim Napier, who led the case, said: "I'm satisfied that Voisey was managed at an appropriate level and without wishing to pre-empt the review findings, our initial inquiries suggest that there was nothing in the way he was being managed which could have prevented him committing this offence. |
"Registered sex offenders are not subject to round-the-clock supervision and Voisey was free to move around the areas where he lived and where he had associates, including North Tyneside. | "Registered sex offenders are not subject to round-the-clock supervision and Voisey was free to move around the areas where he lived and where he had associates, including North Tyneside. |
"The fact that he was a registered sex offender meant that we were able to quickly identify him as a person of interest to this investigation and therefore make inquiries about him, despite his very early and firm denials. | "The fact that he was a registered sex offender meant that we were able to quickly identify him as a person of interest to this investigation and therefore make inquiries about him, despite his very early and firm denials. |
"However, it may be that there are lessons to be learnt for all the Mappa partners and those will be addressed through the serious case review." | "However, it may be that there are lessons to be learnt for all the Mappa partners and those will be addressed through the serious case review." |
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