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A SEX offender described as a 'menace' to young boys has been jailed for
10 years after he was caught by police with a 15-year-old boy at his house.
Exeter Crown Court heard Frederick Gordon, 70, lured the lad there with
the promise of painting and decorating work.
But he later admitted he had intended to get the boy drunk and have sex
with him.
Gordon was sentenced to 10 years in prison and four years on licence
when he is released.
He will also be subject to the highest level of police monitoring.
Judge Graham Cottle told him: "You have spent a lifetime of being
attracted to young boys and you have served numerous prison sentences
throughout your 70 years.
"You are a complete menace to people of that age."
The sex offender, of Bidders Close, Stoke Fleming, was caught out
because he was being monitored for an earlier sex offence against young
boys, prosecutor David Evans told the court.
Gordon had earlier admitted meeting a boy under 16 following sexual
grooming and attempted sexual grooming.
The court heard Gordon, who began offending aged 30, had also been
spotted in the play park looking at children and took the bus into
Dartmouth when it was packed with children going to and from school.
He had even spoken to one 13-year-old dog walker and asked if he wanted
to come into his house buy some alcohol and pornography.
The boy said he may return later with his dad and McArthur had told him
to return alone.
Mr Evans told the court that in March last year, a police officer called
at Gordon's home as part of routine monitoring.
By 'sheer chance' he was found with the boy.
The boy said in a statement that Gordon would watch the boys as they
worked on the boats.
On one occasion, the defendant approached the boy and asked if he had
ever had sex with a girl.
On a further occasion, he offered the boy some decorating work at his home.
Mr Evans said: "By sheer chance, the police officer assigned to keep an
eye on him arrived at his home.
"When spoken to about it, he said his intention was to have given him
alcohol and have sex with him if he could have."
Later in the year, police were told the defendant had been staring at
and talking to young boys in Stoke Fleming.
He had been seen travelling on the bus used by youngsters on the school
run â even though he had a free bus pass to use at other times of the day.
In police interview, he said it 'must be people spreading rumours about
him'.
He admitted having a sexual attraction to young boys and his intention
was to have sex with these young boys if possible.
Defence counsel Sean Brunton said the boys 'voted with their feet to
avoid anything developing further'.
He said: "My client is a sad, rather lonely, philosophical man who has
deeply entrenched views and patterns of behaviour that is highly
unlikely to be changed."
Detective Constable John Finney, of the public protection unit, said:
"This is a good result. I would really like to thank the young people of
Stoke Fleming who really policed this man and brought him to justice."
A SEX offender described as a 'menace' to young boys has been jailed for
10 years after he was caught by police with a 15-year-old boy at his house.
Exeter Crown Court heard Frederick Gordon, 70, lured the lad there with
the promise of painting and decorating work.
But he later admitted he had intended to get the boy drunk and have sex
with him.
Gordon was sentenced to 10 years in prison and four years on licence
when he is released.
He will also be subject to the highest level of police monitoring.
Judge Graham Cottle told him: "You have spent a lifetime of being
attracted to young boys and you have served numerous prison sentences
throughout your 70 years.
"You are a complete menace to people of that age."
The sex offender, of Bidders Close, Stoke Fleming, was caught out
because he was being monitored for an earlier sex offence against young
boys, prosecutor David Evans told the court.
Gordon had earlier admitted meeting a boy under 16 following sexual
grooming and attempted sexual grooming.
The court heard Gordon, who began offending aged 30, had also been
spotted in the play park looking at children and took the bus into
Dartmouth when it was packed with children going to and from school.
He had even spoken to one 13-year-old dog walker and asked if he wanted
to come into his house buy some alcohol and pornography.
The boy said he may return later with his dad and McArthur had told him
to return alone.
Mr Evans told the court that in March last year, a police officer called
at Gordon's home as part of routine monitoring.
By 'sheer chance' he was found with the boy.
The boy said in a statement that Gordon would watch the boys as they
worked on the boats.
On one occasion, the defendant approached the boy and asked if he had
ever had sex with a girl.
On a further occasion, he offered the boy some decorating work at his home.
Mr Evans said: "By sheer chance, the police officer assigned to keep an
eye on him arrived at his home.
"When spoken to about it, he said his intention was to have given him
alcohol and have sex with him if he could have."
Later in the year, police were told the defendant had been staring at
and talking to young boys in Stoke Fleming.
He had been seen travelling on the bus used by youngsters on the school
run â even though he had a free bus pass to use at other times of the day.
In police interview, he said it 'must be people spreading rumours about
him'.
He admitted having a sexual attraction to young boys and his intention
was to have sex with these young boys if possible.
Defence counsel Sean Brunton said the boys 'voted with their feet to
avoid anything developing further'.
He said: "My client is a sad, rather lonely, philosophical man who has
deeply entrenched views and patterns of behaviour that is highly
unlikely to be changed."
Detective Constable John Finney, of the public protection unit, said:
"This is a good result. I would really like to thank the young people of
Stoke Fleming who really policed this man and brought him to justice."