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| Ex-BBC DJ Michael Souter guilty of sex attacks on boys | |
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| A former BBC radio presenter described as a "dominant predator" has been found guilty of sexually abusing boys. | A former BBC radio presenter described as a "dominant predator" has been found guilty of sexually abusing boys. |
| Ex-BBC Radio Norfolk and Radio Clyde broadcaster Michael Souter, 60, was convicted of 19 sexual assaults on seven boys aged between 11 and 16. | Ex-BBC Radio Norfolk and Radio Clyde broadcaster Michael Souter, 60, was convicted of 19 sexual assaults on seven boys aged between 11 and 16. |
| The jury at Norwich Crown Court also found him guilty of seven counts of making and possessing indecent images of under-18s after a six-week trial. | The jury at Norwich Crown Court also found him guilty of seven counts of making and possessing indecent images of under-18s after a six-week trial. |
| Souter, of Loddon, Norfolk, will be sentenced on 31 October. | |
| He stared straight ahead without emotion as Judge Mark Lucraft warned him he faced "nothing other than a long period of imprisonment". | |
| 'Truly shocking' | |
| The court heard Souter used his celebrity status to abuse his victims. | The court heard Souter used his celebrity status to abuse his victims. |
| He carried out the attacks between 1979 and 1999. | |
| The jury of nine men and three women took three hours to reach verdicts on Souter. | |
| Det Con Peter Sayer, who led the Norfolk Police investigation, said: "Souter used various opportunities to abuse children whilst being in a position of absolute trust." | |
| A BBC spokesperson said: "The crimes that Michael Souter has been found guilty of today are truly shocking and the BBC condemns them in the strongest possible terms. | |
| "Michael Souter has not worked for the BBC since the early 1990s." |