Cheshire care worker jailed for child abuse

CHESHIRE CARE WORKER JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE

Investigators have considered the possibility that these crimes were carried out by organized paedophile networks.

However, their progress has been hindered by the fact that all convicted offenders have refused to cooperate.

"In an ideal scenario, and as shown on TV, one of these offenders would break down in court and reveal everything," remarked the officer.

"But nobody has spoken.

There have been guilty pleas, yet no one has shared the full story.

There must be some connections—everyone networks at some point—but no one has ever disclosed anything." One notable case involved Roy Shuttleworth, a care worker who was convicted on 11 counts of serious sexual offenses and indecent assaults against boys in a Cheshire care home.

He received a 10-year prison sentence.

Shuttleworth abused boys over an 11-year span, beginning in 1974 when he started working at the home.

During the trial, he denied all 11 charges of serious sexual offenses and indecent assault, claiming that the former residents were fabricating the allegations in an attempt to obtain money from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.