Police catch rapist outside Blurton school
PARENTS have spoken of their shock after a convicted sex offender breached a court order by walking past the gates of their children's school as pupils were leaving.
Pervert Anthony Carr was made the subject of a 10-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) in 2007.
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SCENE: Sutherland Primary Academy.
It means Carr cannot walk within 50 metres of a school between 7.30am and 9.30am and 2.30pm and 4.30pm or go into
wooded areas.
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But Carr, whose previous convictions include rape and indecent assault, breached the order by walking past Sutherland Primary Academy, in Blurton, on three occasions and entering nearby woods on December 5.
In 2011, Carr was jailed for 16 months after flashing at a 12-year-old girl at Hanley's WH Smiths store.
Now the 47-year-old has been jailed for a further 16 months.
Neil Ahuja, prosecuting, told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court: "Police were watching him on Wednesday, December 5.
"At 3.17pm he was seen walking past the front gates of Sutherland Primary at a time when a lot of children and adults were coming from the school. At 3.30pm he was seen near football pitches adjacent to Meaford Drive. Five minutes later he was seen going into a wooded area. Just after 3.50pm he walked past the school while children were walking home. At 4.10pm he again walked past the school for a third time. He walked past children. He walked slowly past the entrance to the school.
"At that stage the police approached and arrested him."
Carr, of Ripon Road, Blurton, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching the SOPO.
Rachel Thompson, mitigating, said no-one was harmed and added Carr has now lost his accommodation.
Judge David Fletcher told Carr: "You disobeyed both the conditions. One is clearly designed to prevent you going within 50 metres of a school when children are going in or coming out. You went near the school when it was obvious the children were coming out.
"You also knew you were not to go in a wooded area and you did exactly that."
Headteacher Garry Boote had not been made aware of Carr's arrest.
Following the court case, he said: "We have fantastic security, with automated gates and CCTV, and we take keeping our children safe very seriously."
Parents are pleased Carr has been locked up.
Mum-of-four Wendy Cotton, aged 33, of Consett Road, Blurton, said: "I was aware somebody from the neighbourhood was being monitored. It's scary but I am glad he has been locked up."
Mother-of-three Lisa Stonier, aged 30, of Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, said: "It is so worrying that there are people like that in the neighbourhood but I am happy he has been caught."
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by FFDP1
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 4:02AM
“Joker. With respect, most want to live according to the laws of the country. I'm not complaining about the efforts of the police force hear, hes been picked up and re-arrested. The problem is why are they not removed by the Justice system. With these people its no good trying to change them, they won't change, its just how they roll. They need to be away from us for good, they need to be treated with understanding but they can't be allowed to continue what they do.”
by jokerjohnny
Monday, March 11 2013, 10:50PM
“Im not the 1 mouthing off about them”
by DirtySock
Monday, March 11 2013, 10:08PM
“why don't you do it joker? why not you?”
by jokerjohnny
Monday, March 11 2013, 9:11PM
“well i can tell you where 1 lives so who wants to go and stab him? all of you are all mouth and no action on here .”
by DirtySock
Monday, March 11 2013, 8:58PM
“@ Joker
there were 6 pead.o's in 1 street once about 5 yrs ago near me i promise,coppers don't like vigilanti's like charles bronson in the 70's film sequels, i know it was fantasy but he was doing a sterling job killing the rapists,murderers etc , in reality these vile members of the public ought to be castrated BUT mr cameron doesn't want to breach there ''human'' rights, we are battling against a numpty government who are quite frankly clueless & have let millions of honest tax payers down that is unforgivable..”
by DirtySock
Monday, March 11 2013, 5:36PM
“@ 'spa58' quote we don't no what they look like...Police don't want vigilant's doing what they do there have been innocent people not predators hunted & even executed, 20% less police, cameron has deployed,so these type of monsters will slip through the net the police don't have the resources anymore,maybe giving them sentences to fit there revolting crime would be a start to this never ending debate.....broken britain,,a broken island....a broken & divided nation...r.i.p uk....”
by Spa58
Monday, March 11 2013, 4:48PM
“Thank goodness the school had good security too. I think this is where the excellent lollipop people come into their own, they are the extra eyes and ears for the kids. Horrible to think the low life child predators live in our neighbourhood and we may not even know what they look like.”
by DirtySock
Monday, March 11 2013, 3:55PM
“That was a daft error below,,there was a serious sexual rapist in nottingham on real life tv show,he had raped multiple kids, a few yrs later he was let out on day release,between 14-00 & 16-00 the unit was near a school,,so he hid in woods raped a 8 yr old boy then strolled back in the unit,the lad was traumatised so bad they had to move,the rapists got 3 more years,i find the authority's as perverted as the child rapist letting a predator loose near a school another life ruined he will never recover,,,,i say on this particular predator & the rest of them,throw away the key don't create more victims!!!”
by DirtySock
Monday, March 11 2013, 3:48PM
“T”
by DirtySock
Monday, March 11 2013, 3:48PM
“T”