GORDON ANGLESEA'S SHOCKING CHILD SEX ABUSE REVELATION IN OLD COLWYN, NORTH WALES
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Old Colwyn Child Sexual Abuser
In a landmark case that has sent shockwaves through the community of Old Colwyn and the wider North Wales region, Gordon Anglesea, a former police superintendent, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for heinous child sex offenses. The conviction, delivered at Mold Crown Court, marks the culmination of a lengthy and arduous legal process that uncovered decades of suppressed allegations against the 79-year-old man.
Anglesea was found guilty of one count of indecent assault against a single boy and three counts of indecent assault against another, with all offenses occurring between 1982 and 1987. At the time, both victims were teenagers aged 14 or 15. The court heard harrowing details of the abuse, including incidents that took place in the showers of a Home Office attendance centre in Wrexham, where Anglesea served as a police superintendent. The judge, Geraint Walters, emphasized the gravity of Anglesea’s betrayal of trust, stating that he
Anglesea was found guilty of one count of indecent assault against a single boy and three counts of indecent assault against another, with all offenses occurring between 1982 and 1987. At the time, both victims were teenagers aged 14 or 15. The court heard harrowing details of the abuse, including incidents that took place in the showers of a Home Office attendance centre in Wrexham, where Anglesea served as a police superintendent. The judge, Geraint Walters, emphasized the gravity of Anglesea’s betrayal of trust, stating that he