* Ian Bower fled the UK in 2006 while on licence following a conviction for child sex offences
* British authorities were told he was in Cambodia in 2007
* when he was arrested on suspicion of molesting two brothers - but he was not extradited
* The paedophile was again arrested in November last year following allegations he had paid boys for sexual favours
* He will now serve two years in a Cambodian prison before being deported to the UK to face the British authorities
By Kerry Mcqueeney
A
former special constable who went on the run after his conviction for
abusing children in the UK has been caught in Cambodia paying young boys
as little as 8p for sexual favours.
Paedophile
Ian Bower, who fled the country in 2006 while he was still on licence,
was jailed for two years and is to be deported back to the UK at the end
of his sentence.
Bower, who is a wanted man in the UK, will face the British authorities upon his return.
Special constable: Ian Bower pictured in 2003 leaving Derby Crown Court, before his conviction in the UK
The former special constable, 46,
from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, was arrested in Cambodia in November last
year following allegations that he targeted five boys aged between 11
and 15.
He had driven his dirt bike to a pagoda compound, a public area in which a Buddhist monk lives, when it was quiet, Phnom Penh Municipal Court hear.
He then played movies and cartoons on his mobile phone to attract the boys and then took the opportunity to molest them.
The paedophile paid the boys between 500 and 10,000 Cambodian Riel - which is equivalent to between 8p and £1.55.
How the news of Bower's latest conviction was reported on in the Cambodian press
Bower was first convicted and
sentenced in 2004 for three years and nine months at Derby Crown Court
for sex offences against a boy and downloading indecent images of
children.
He was released
from prison on licence in January 2006 on the condition he lived at
Burdett Lodge bail hostel in Bass Street, Derby. He went missing in
February 2006.
Children’s rights organisation ECPAT UK
first alerted British authorities that Bower was in Cambodia in 2007,
after he was arrested for abusing two brothers, aged 12 and 14, while in
the country teaching English.
Bower will be deported to the UK where he will face the authorities for leaving the country while on licence
The case against him was dropped
after the boys withdrew their statements. Because the UK does not have
an extradition agreement with Cambodia, he was able to remain in the
country.
Christine Beddoe,
director of the campaigning organisation, said: 'We are appalled by the
inaction of the UK Government who failed to negotiate a diplomatic
arrangement to request Cambodian authorities to deport Bower.
'Innocent children were abused because the UK was unable or unwilling to seek the removal of Bower from Cambodia.
'Bower
is a wanted and dangerous criminal in the UK, he now should serve his
sentence in Cambodia and face the full power of the British courts when
he returns.'
He was
convicted after a trial and on Monday was jailed for two years. He was
fined 1,000 dollars and ordered to pay each of the victims 500 dollars.
Following the hearing, Bower’s lawyer, Dun Vibol, said his client did not accept the verdict and was appealing.
Mr Vibol said: 'He claims he is innocent. In my opinion, the sentence is acceptable but the compensation is too much.'
A Home Office spokeswoman said the Government department did not 'routinely comment on individual cases'.
She said there was no formal extradition treaty, though this did not necessary rule out a UK extradition request being made.
1 comment:
Castrate this monster before its molest more boys,i would love to castrate this monster by my hand using my pocket knife,a dull one knife that I found on the field,don't trust white man.
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