A “dangerous, malevolent” former university lecturer Paedophile, Julian Myerscough, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a series of child sexual assaults.
Julian Myerscough, 57, perpetrated abuse against three girls from 2001 to 2010, marking his third conviction for child sexual crimes.
He was convicted on 11 counts, including two for the rape of a minor under 13, after a two-week trial.
A victim addressed Julian Myerscough, once of Lowestoft, stating: “You are too oblivious to recognise the monster you have become.”
Another remarked, “I doubt you will ever comprehend the profound malevolence of your actions.”
Julian Myerscough, hailing from Bolton, was granted an extended licence duration of five years. He will be ineligible for parole for 14 years.
The former University of East Anglia lecturer had already received prison sentences in 2010 and 2017 for obtaining obscene pictures of minors.
Julian Myerscough could not be incarcerated for the latter, having absconded during a trial in 2015 and initially travelled to Ireland.
Julian Myerscough was apprehended there two days later but engaged in a two-year legal battle against extradition before being liberated by the High Court in Dublin.
Subsequently, he journeyed to Romania, where he was apprehended in August.
Following the approval of his extradition by Romanian courts, he was returned to the UK and subsequently charged.
Julian Myerscough was found guilty of two counts of rape of a child under 13, four counts of indecent assault, four charges of sexual assault, and one count of ill-treating a child to cause unnecessary suffering.
Det Ch Insp David Henderson of Suffolk Police described him as “a dangerous, evil and vile individual”.
“Julian Myerscough stole away the childhoods of three innocent young girls,” he said.
“Seeing the victims stand up in court today [and] recounting the sheer terror he caused them, is one of the most powerful and emotive moments I have witnessed as a police officer.”
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