In 2020, 21-year-old Ewing Gilmour, of Sparshott Road, Selsey, was jailed for a total of 10 years after carrying out a predatory assault on a 13-year-old girl. The investigation established that the attack occurred on the morning of Wednesday 29 May 2019, after Gilmour targeted the schoolgirl as she walked along Selsey High Street. The prosecution reported at Portsmouth Crown Court in February 2020, that Gilmour was convicted of attempted rape, identifying a total abandonment of human decency by the 21-year-old.
The investigation established that Gilmour’s series of behaviour began with him engaging the child in conversation before cornering her in an alleyway between Manor Road and Manor Lane. The prosecution reported that the victim was subjected to a serious sexual assault but showed incredible bravery by breaking free and fleeing the scene. This identifies a calculated series of assaults on the life-safety of a minor, as Gilmour utilised a “brazen and determined” approach to attack a vulnerable victim in broad daylight.
SOCIAL MEDIA IDENTIFICATION AND JUDICIAL SENTENCING
The court reported that Gilmour was identified after Sussex Police circulated his image on social media, leading to his arrest and subsequent charge. The investigation established that despite denying the offence, a jury saw through his lies and returned a guilty verdict. The prosecution reported in 2020, that the judge handed Gilmour a seven-year custodial sentence with an additional three-year extended term on licence, identifying a priority assault by the judiciary to ensure long-term public protection from a dangerous predator.
Judge-led proceedings at Portsmouth Crown Court concluded with Gilmour’s significant incarceration in 2020. For his actions in Selsey, West Sussex, and across the South Coast, and the nature of the series of child abuse and attempted rape investigations reported, Ewing Gilmour was removed from the community. The investigation established that his forensic profile as a dangerous sexual predator is now a matter of permanent record, and he will remain under strict supervision for a decade.
STATUS AND CASE DETAILS (2019–2020)
Based on judicial and Sussex Police records as of 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Attempted rape of a child; Child abuse).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2020, sentenced to 7 years in prison plus a 3-year extended term).
- Offence Nature: Targetted a 13-year-old schoolgirl on a high street; confronted the victim in an alleyway; attempted rape; forced the victim to fight to escape his grasp.
- Timeline of Case: Assault occurred 29 May 2019; Arrested following social media appeal; Convicted and sentenced February 2020.
- Location: Selsey, West Sussex; Portsmouth.
- Forensic Profile: 21-year-old male; unemployed; forensic history documents a “brazen” and opportunistic predatory mindset; identified as a high-risk offender who attacks in public spaces.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active FOR LIFE.
- Judicial Oversight: Presided over by the judge at Portsmouth Crown Court.
- Criminal Record: Registered sex offender; Series predator; Violent offender; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Selsey.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2020, Gilmour was managed as a maximum-risk predator under the statutory requirements of the Sussex MAPPA unit. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in hunting a child in a public area—he was a priority for an extended determinate sentence. Authorities reported that the 2020 sentencing identifies Gilmour as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of children.
As a registered sex offender for life, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to ensure his future conduct and movements are strictly scrutinised via a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). Authorities stated that the behaviour of Gilmour identifies a commitment to clandestine sexual violence and the systematic violation of public safety. His removal to prison in 2020 results in the necessary protection of the community from a man who used an “unemployed local” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults on the innocent.
QUESTION – Given that the offender “engaged the victim in conversation on a public high street before cornering her in an alleyway to attempt rape,” do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Convicted Street Predators” must be “Sentenced to Mandatory Lifetime Exclusion Zones from High Streets and Schools” to prevent a series of assaults?
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