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Babysitter jailed for raping boy of three | Babysitter jailed for raping boy of three |
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A 66-year-old man has been jailed for a minimum of five years for raping a three-year-old boy he was babysitting. | |
Barry John Britton, of Westminster, befriended a family and gained their trust sufficiently to be allowed to babysit the child, police said. | Barry John Britton, of Westminster, befriended a family and gained their trust sufficiently to be allowed to babysit the child, police said. |
The alarm was raised after a talk between the boy and his grandmother. | The alarm was raised after a talk between the boy and his grandmother. |
A Southwark Crown Court, Britton admitted four counts of sexual assault, including two counts of rape, after deciding to change his plea. | |
Britton initially refused to co-operate with police but on 9 May he changed his mind. | |
He received a life sentence, with a minimum term of five years. | |
Det Sgt Tom Haines said: "Barry John Britton is a predatory offender who befriended this family in order to abuse their child." | Det Sgt Tom Haines said: "Barry John Britton is a predatory offender who befriended this family in order to abuse their child." |
He said their son and other young children were now "safe from this dangerous man". | |
Britton was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life and was made subject to a sexual offence prevention order. |
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