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Failings found in sex abuse case Failings found in sex abuse case
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Proper criminal checks were not carried out on a convicted child sex offender who went on to film the abuse of boys on field trips, an inquiry has found.Proper criminal checks were not carried out on a convicted child sex offender who went on to film the abuse of boys on field trips, an inquiry has found.
Richard McGuire, 44, of Middlesbrough, forged a Criminal Records Bureau clearance form to win contracts to take schoolboys on outdoor trips in 2005.Richard McGuire, 44, of Middlesbrough, forged a Criminal Records Bureau clearance form to win contracts to take schoolboys on outdoor trips in 2005.
He was jailed for sex abuse and a Serious Case Review was ordered.He was jailed for sex abuse and a Serious Case Review was ordered.
It found that Middlesbrough Council and other organisations had not carried proper checks on the sex offender.It found that Middlesbrough Council and other organisations had not carried proper checks on the sex offender.
In 1993, McGuire, who had served in the Navy, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court to 18 months imprisonment for five offences of indecent assault and two of taking indecent photographs of children.
The paedophile had used his role within the Scout Association to abuse the children in the Hull area.
'Important lessons'
McGuire, a former scoutmaster who ran the company Dragon House Training, admitted 33 charges, including attempted rape and sexual activity with a child, at a hearing at Teesside Crown Court in September. He was jailed indefinitely.McGuire, a former scoutmaster who ran the company Dragon House Training, admitted 33 charges, including attempted rape and sexual activity with a child, at a hearing at Teesside Crown Court in September. He was jailed indefinitely.
The hearing heard how police discovered videos showing McGuire abusing unconscious, drugged teenagers aged between 13 and 16.The hearing heard how police discovered videos showing McGuire abusing unconscious, drugged teenagers aged between 13 and 16.
The review of the case was carried out by the South Tees Local Safeguarding Board.The review of the case was carried out by the South Tees Local Safeguarding Board.
Its report said: "If the checks had been carried out properly, McGuire's previous offences would have been revealed and he would not have been able to operate as he did."Its report said: "If the checks had been carried out properly, McGuire's previous offences would have been revealed and he would not have been able to operate as he did."
Important lessons
The report recommended that local authorities, governors and schools carry out criminal checks more thoroughly.The report recommended that local authorities, governors and schools carry out criminal checks more thoroughly.
Gill Rollings, Middlesbrough Council's executive director of children, families and learning, said: "We deeply regret that McGuire was able to evade and exploit the very system of checking which is designed to protect children and young people.Gill Rollings, Middlesbrough Council's executive director of children, families and learning, said: "We deeply regret that McGuire was able to evade and exploit the very system of checking which is designed to protect children and young people.
"We fully support all the recommendations contained within the review and have already taken action in relation to many of them."We fully support all the recommendations contained within the review and have already taken action in relation to many of them.
"Important lessons have been learned which will help to safeguard young people in the future.""Important lessons have been learned which will help to safeguard young people in the future."