woodford green/london paedophile ring Child Sexual Abuser

November 1979 Secret of the beast who ran children’s bugle band Mayor’s chauffeur exposed after leading sordid and vile double life He was a model citizen who ran a children’s bugle band and who helped pensioners But secretly he was involved with a vice paedophile ring which lured schoolboys for sex The youngsters were enticed to a flat where they were persuaded to take part in homosexual acts in exchange for small gifts David Gibson 28, who appeared at the Old Bailey with four other men, admitted two serious sex offences with a boy of 13.

The court heard that Gibson met one of the vice ring organisers James Holland, in 1968 Holland led him to commit indecent acts with boys and Gibson was jailed for six months said Mr Alan Suckling prosecuting Then last year, they met again after Holland invited Gibson to the flat in Woodford Green, Essex Holland and a friend, Samual Irwin were responsible for picking up boys.

But then one of the children complained to his parents and the police were called in.

Judge Neil Lawson told the men: ‘These are about as bad offences of this kind that has been my misfortune to come across” David Gibson of Princess May road, Stoke Newington, London was given a two year suspended sentence.

After the case he said, ‘It does not really matter what I say now, this story will ruin me for ever’ ‘I will have to resign from the band and all the groups I am involved in’ He has also been suspended from his job as a driver for Mayor Arthur Bell of Islington council and he now faces the sack Parents of children belonging to the band, Finsbury corps of drums are to meet to decide his future James Holland, 50 was jailed for nine years for six sexual offences against children.

Samuel Irwin, 29 was sentenced to six years for eight offences Francis page, 63 and Norman Wade, 31 admitted gross indecency.

Page was given a two year suspended sentence and Wade an 18 month suspended sentence   January 1987 Perverted writer jailed A writer who planned to kidnap, torture, and sadistically kill young boys for sexual pleasure was jailed for 10 years at the Old Bailey.

James Holland, 58, of Finsbury Park, London, was also convicted of plotting to assault indecently boys under 16, and to assault boys under 16 with intent to commit buggery.

His friend, John Youatt, 39, of Exeter, Devon, was jailed for three years.

He was acquitted of plotting to murder boys, but convicted of the other charges.

For John Youatt’s latest offences (September 2010) click this link