'It's a disgusting crime' AFTER the latest four child sex offenders were jailed, North Wales Police DI Wayne Jones welcomed the sentences handed out. He said: "We are satisfied in that we have identified a large number of men involved in sexual activity with this girl. "There can't be any more victims they can get to while they are locked up like this. "The judge has been fair and we are particularly pleased with Fred Lawlor's sentence. "We can see from his previous convictions when he stabbed someone seven times and tried electrocuting them that he is a very controlling individual. The officer added: "He has used a girl from the age of 13 to have sex with a large number of men. "He hasn't been satisfied with that - he had to take it to a public place in broad daylight. "But he wasn't satisfied with that, and went even further by filming it. "He has the classic signs of a paedophile. He refuses to comprehend his actions and has tried to worm his way out of it from day one by putting the blame on others, including the victim, when he instigated everything. "Child abuse is a disgusting crime, picking on vulnerable people looking to an adult for support and guidance." Judge Merfyn Hughes PC praised the police effort in ridding North Wales of the child sex offenders. He said: "This would not have been possible without the observations carried out by police officers on the ground who visited the beaches. "It became a much larger inquiry than anybody had initially, perhaps, expected. "If it wasn't for that work, very many people who were sent to prison would not have been." |