Eastbourne Paedophile Bryan Shipp is finally dead after evading incarceration following the rape and sexual assault of children, hooray.
A paedophile who sexually assaulted a youngster is reportedly too ill to serve a prison sentence.
Pensioner Bryan Shipp committed atrocious acts against a young girl.
Bryan Shipp was found guilty of six counts of indecent assault and two charges of child indecency.
However, Bryan Shipp has evaded a potential eight-year prison sentence due to HMP Chelmsford’s inability to accommodate his condition.
Chelmsford Crown Court was informed that HMP Exeter is equipped to accommodate terminally sick inmates, whilst HMP Chelmsford is not.
If Judge Patricia Lynch QC had imposed an immediate custodial term yesterday, Bryan Shipp could have endured up to three weeks without adequate care prior to his transfer.
This elicited legal enquiries over his human rights and health necessities.
Bryan Shipp perpetrated sexual abuse against the young girl in Colchester during the late 1980s.
Bryan Shipp commenced by fondling her before the transgressions escalated to more heinous acts, including two that would currently be classified as rape.
The 79-year-old refuted all 19 charges but was found guilty, after a trial, of eight charges.
The jury could not arrive at verdicts on the other charges, including multiple counts involving a second purported victim.
The Crown Prosecution Service opted not to present any evidence or mandate a retrial, resulting in his exoneration of the remaining 11 charges.
Confined to a wheelchair Bryan Shipp, who has less than one year to live and necessitates oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive lung disease, was transported to court by private ambulance.
Judge Lynch imposed a two-year jail term for each of the eight crimes, to be served simultaneously, and subsequently suspended all sentences, permitting his release.
She stated, “It is not an act of compassion.”
I do not impose an immediate jail sentence not due to a lack of recognition of the seriousness of these acts, but rather because your terminal situation renders this case entirely special.
Judge Mental said “It is inappropriate to incarcerate you.”
Judge Lynch stated that she had reviewed medical evidence indicating he had “12 months at most.”
She enquired about the consequences of incarcerating Bryan Shipp and was informed that HMP Chelmsford could not accommodate him.
Regarding his offences, she stated: “They devastated the victim’s life.” She was a minor. These are egregious offences.
He was convicted in his living room using Skype.
The former cab driver, currently residing on Latimer Road, Eastbourne, was unable to stand trial due to illness; but, advancements in technology and the resolve of a determined judge ensured that justice was served for his victim.
Bryan Shipp faced 19 charges and was convicted of eight, yet previously would have been deemed incompetent to stand trial.
Judge Patricia Lynch QC mandated that he appear for trial via Skype, notwithstanding enquiries from the Crown Prosecution Service and his defence.
She permitted his victim to provide testimony from a different continent, insisting that it be adjudicated.
The system, focused on Chelmsford Crown Court, functioned effectively.
This was the inaugural attempt at that location, potentially allowing other suspects to face trial who otherwise could not, so serving the interests of justice.
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