An immoral nurse, the Coppull Paedophile, Rebecca Ruler, who managed a respiratory hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic resorted to engaging in online sexual offences as a means of seeking solace, amassing a collection of explicit photographs and disseminating obscene narratives involving children.
The court heard that Rebecca Ruler, aged 32, possessed a collection of sadistic child abuse photographs and distributed disturbing sexual materials involving children and infants to a group of individuals with a sexual interest in children.
The Preston Crown Court was informed that Ruler had been actively involved in the Covid crisis, serving as a ward manager at Royal Bolton Hospital. According to Kim Obrusik, who defended the case, the period during which the person worked on those wards was the most unfavourable moment in recent history.
However, according to the prosecutor, Peter Barr, it was the woman who started the conversations by openly professing her sexual attraction to youngsters. There was no indication of any use of force or intimidation.
LancsLive says that the ruler has received a suspended prison sentence. During the period from April 2021 to April 2022, Mr Barr noted Preston Crown Court that Ruler acquired 151 photographs of child abuse classified as category A, as well as an additional 101 images classified as category B and 134 images classified as category C.
In addition, Rebecca Ruler posted five explicit pieces in an online discussion with five individuals who engage in child sexual exploitation. When interrogated, she asserted that the communication was initiated by a man with whom she was involved in an online romantic relationship, and she was utilising the talk to make a favourable impression on him.
According to Ms. Obrusik, Rebecca Ruler experienced a form of depression that was worsened by her job. This was because she regularly witnessed her patients, whom she had provided care for, passing away in solitude, without the presence of their loved ones, daily. “As we emerge from the pandemic, it is effortless to overlook the atrocities that were taking place.” The demands, in terms of physical and emotional aspects, cannot be measured.
Rebecca Ruler experienced a breakdown in her relationship, leading to difficulties with her body image and a reluctance to confide in those close to her.
“Ms. Obrusik stated that she welcomed male engagement in these specific conversations, recognising it as a means to garner male attention,” she claimed. “She experienced a lack of sexual attraction towards males and this is how she developed that interest.”
Judge Richard Gioserano stated that while seeking solace from unfamiliar individuals is understandable, the woman in question was aware that these individuals were paedophiles.
According to a pre-sentence report, Rebecca Ruler, currently employed at a supermarket, exhibits “considerable remorse for her actions”. “Before this, she had a commendable reputation and worked in a profession that is recognised for its altruistic nature during the most challenging time in the history of the NHS,” stated Ms Obrusik.
Rebecca Ruler, residing on Springfield Road in Coppull, admitted admission to three charges of producing explicit pictures and five charges of disseminating offensive material.
In delivering the sentence, Judge Gioserano expressed his contemplation on how your thought process became not only perverted but also morally corrupt, leading you to perpetrate these eight acts. Let me describe the obvious: warped thought, regardless of its depravity, does not inherently lead to a criminal punishment.
“While it may provoke moral indignation, it is important to note that moral outrage alone is not a sufficient foundation for imposing a sentence.” You are not being convicted for twisted or depraved thinking per se. You are being convicted for acting upon those thoughts by obtaining explicit photographs and participating in conversations on sadistic and sexual mistreatment of extremely young children.
“I have evaluated the potential harm your messages may have caused by influencing and corrupting individuals who have read them.” While the recipients may have shared your messages with other individuals involved in child exploitation, it is essential to note that this was not your purpose. There was no purpose for your messaging, which was morally corrupt, to be shared with more than the five persons in the discussion.
“I must evaluate the extent to which your role as a nurse in a respiratory ward during the Covid pandemic contributed.” I want to acknowledge the significant emotional and physical impact that you have experienced without underestimating it. Undoubtedly, it had a considerable impact, not just on you but also on your relationship with your partner. Perhaps that was the catalyst for your inclination to seek solace from unfamiliar individuals, although such behaviour is not inherently unusual. Individuals facing challenging emotional situations may find solace in anonymous internet interactions with unfamiliar individuals.
“This is not a tribunal for ethical standards. I do not intend to pass judgment on the matter. However, you transitioned from engaging in that type of communication to actively engaging in illegal contact with individuals involved in child exploitation. Although the potential influence of the emotional strain from your employment on your distorted thinking could be considered, I fail to perceive how it can lessen the severity of your wrongdoing.
The judge imposed a 12-month suspended sentence on Ruler, along with a need to complete 180 hours of unpaid work. In addition, she is required to participate in 35 days of rehabilitation activities, which include a one-on-one course for sex offenders. Furthermore, she has been placed under a five-year sexual harm prevention order and Rebecca Ruler will be on the sex offenders’ registry for ten years.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has acknowledged that they are aware of the sentencing.
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