Brit faces life rap for raping girl in Goa
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
Brit faces life rap for raping girl in Goa
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, OCTOBER 11
Barry McCloud, 53, who videoed himself raping and sexually abusing a girl in Goa, has pleaded guilty to all 20 charges against him. He has been told that he could face life in jail.
McCloud allegedly plied the minor girl with doctored fizzy drinks to knock her out, so that he could carry the attacks between 2005 and 2007. A resident of Watford, Hertfordshire, he was arraigned and tried at St Albans Crown Court. Sentencing has been adjourned for pre-sentence and psychiatric reports.
The rapes and sexual assaults, which McCloud recorded on a camcorder, took place after he had befriended the victim’s family. He admitted rape, administering a noxious substance so he could engage in sexual activity, sexual assault of a child and taking indecent photographs of the girl.
Remanding him in custody, Judge Marie Catterson said: “I make it absolutely clear that that there can be no sentence other than a substantial period in custody for offences of this gravity. I will be considering whether a life sentence is the appropriate answer”.
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, OCTOBER 11
Barry McCloud, 53, who videoed himself raping and sexually abusing a girl in Goa, has pleaded guilty to all 20 charges against him. He has been told that he could face life in jail.
McCloud allegedly plied the minor girl with doctored fizzy drinks to knock her out, so that he could carry the attacks between 2005 and 2007. A resident of Watford, Hertfordshire, he was arraigned and tried at St Albans Crown Court. Sentencing has been adjourned for pre-sentence and psychiatric reports.
The rapes and sexual assaults, which McCloud recorded on a camcorder, took place after he had befriended the victim’s family. He admitted rape, administering a noxious substance so he could engage in sexual activity, sexual assault of a child and taking indecent photographs of the girl.
Remanding him in custody, Judge Marie Catterson said: “I make it absolutely clear that that there can be no sentence other than a substantial period in custody for offences of this gravity. I will be considering whether a life sentence is the appropriate answer”.
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