PETER MCGOW SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN BOURNEMOUTH FOR SEXUAL OFFENCE AGAINST VULNERABLE FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
In August 2017, Peter McGow, a dangerous sex offender, was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison after being convicted of molesting a vulnerable five-year-old girl.McGow was caught in the act by the child’s father at a property in Bournemouth last May.
The 68-year-old, who has a longstanding history of sexual offences, was heard by a neighbour afterwards saying, "I’ve dropped myself in it again." During the sentencing at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday, Judge Peter Johnson sentenced McGow to five years’ imprisonment, plus an extended five-year term.
The judge remarked, "You’ve pleaded guilty but there’s no remorse in this case.
You are not sorry for what you’ve done; you’ve tried to minimise what you’ve done.
In my judgement, it is clear you will continue to harbour a desire to molest young, female children and that will endure for many years." The court was told that the victim’s father entered McGow’s room to check on his daughter and was met with a distressing sight: the girl and McGow, both fully clothed, lying side-by-side on a bed.
The father, stunned and horrified, observed McGow’s hands positioned down the front of his daughter’s leggings.
After promptly removing his child from the situation, he immediately contacted the police.
Subsequent forensic evidence revealed McGow’s DNA inside the waistband of the child's underwear.
At a previous court hearing, McGow pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child under 13, specifically a five-year-old girl.
The court also heard that McGow has a lengthy history of sex offences dating back to 1980.
These included four counts of indecent assault on females under 14 and attempted intercourse with a girl under 13, for which he was sentenced at a Newcastle court.
Furthermore, it was disclosed that McGow first befriended the girl’s mother.
In her victim impact statement, her mother expressed her distress, stating she was "sick to her stomach" about the incident, especially since she was the one who allowed McGow into her life.
Judge Johnson emphasized that the sentence was "necessary to protect the public, particularly young female children."
