In 2019, the Offender Database reported that James McGill, a Lazonby Paedophile Child Molester, who “systematically groomed” three schoolboys, had been sentenced to three years in prison.
Carlisle Crown Court was informed today that, over eight months last year, 63-year-old James McGill from Lazonby near Penrith befriended the lads, lavishing them with gifts and extending invitations to his residence.
In October 2007, over a decade ago, James McGill was sentenced to seven years in prison by a judge at Preston Crown Court for serious sexual offences against boys under the age of 16.
He was also mandated to comply with an indefinite Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO), prohibiting him from having unsupervised contact with anybody under the age of 16 and from permitting any minors in his residence.
The court was informed today that James McGill received an additional 18-month prison sentence for violating the stringent conditions of that order and was mandated to ensure the installation of approved monitoring software on any internet-capable devices in his possession.
However, his subsequent misconduct was revealed when the parents of the three boys discovered his ongoing illicit advances in 2018.
James McGill, from Cumbria, was sentenced today after acknowledging 16 further violations of the SOPO, comprising 14 related to his unsupervised interactions with the boys and two about his possession of devices without monitoring software.
He was sentenced to three years in prison by Judge Peter Davies, who stated regarding the schoolboys: “You systematically groomed them – there is no other way to articulate it.”
Judge Davies stated: “Notwithstanding the considerable duration of custody you have endured, you continue to exhibit both a latent and overt sexual interest in boys.”
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