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| Cannibalism fetish nurse Dale Bolinger jailed for nine years | Cannibalism fetish nurse Dale Bolinger jailed for nine years |
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| A nurse with a cannibalism fetish who fantasised about beheading and then eating a teenage girl has been jailed for nine years. | A nurse with a cannibalism fetish who fantasised about beheading and then eating a teenage girl has been jailed for nine years. |
| Dale Bolinger, 58, bought an axe the day before he was due to meet a girl he chatted with online. | Dale Bolinger, 58, bought an axe the day before he was due to meet a girl he chatted with online. |
| He was found guilty in July of attempting to meet a girl under the age of 16 following sexual grooming. | He was found guilty in July of attempting to meet a girl under the age of 16 following sexual grooming. |
| During online conversations, Bolinger described sex acts he wanted to perform on her and how he would kill her. | During online conversations, Bolinger described sex acts he wanted to perform on her and how he would kill her. |
| Canterbury Crown Court heard he had online chats with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old Mexican girl called "Eva", who at other times claimed to be 16, with the name Nada. | Canterbury Crown Court heard he had online chats with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old Mexican girl called "Eva", who at other times claimed to be 16, with the name Nada. |
| He arranged to meet her at Ashford International railway station on 18 September 2012 but she did not turn up. | He arranged to meet her at Ashford International railway station on 18 September 2012 but she did not turn up. |
| He told police he was interested in children as food and that he had a computer disc containing an image of a girl on a serving plate with an apple in her mouth. | He told police he was interested in children as food and that he had a computer disc containing an image of a girl on a serving plate with an apple in her mouth. |
| Bolinger, formerly of Davidson Road, Canterbury, confessed to having cannibalistic thoughts from the age of six but claimed his interest was all "in fantasy". | Bolinger, formerly of Davidson Road, Canterbury, confessed to having cannibalistic thoughts from the age of six but claimed his interest was all "in fantasy". |
| At his trial, Judge Adele Williams described his behaviour as "abhorrent, shocking and dangerous". | |
| The former nurse at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate admitted 10 other charges, including administering a poison or noxious substance after he put a cloth soaked in cleaning fluid over a female friend's mouth in July 2010. | The former nurse at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate admitted 10 other charges, including administering a poison or noxious substance after he put a cloth soaked in cleaning fluid over a female friend's mouth in July 2010. |
| He also pleaded guilty to making indecent pseudo photographs of children and seven counts of publishing an obscene article. | He also pleaded guilty to making indecent pseudo photographs of children and seven counts of publishing an obscene article. |
| Psychiatrists determined that Bolinger was not suffering from any form of mental illness. | Psychiatrists determined that Bolinger was not suffering from any form of mental illness. |
| The American national, who was married for 34 years and had three children, was also made the subject of a sexual offences prevention order to stop him using the internet without permission. | The American national, who was married for 34 years and had three children, was also made the subject of a sexual offences prevention order to stop him using the internet without permission. |
| Kent Police worked closely with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in America to reveal his true identity. | Kent Police worked closely with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in America to reveal his true identity. |
| After sentencing, Det Supt Tim Smith said Bolinger used a number of names to hide his identity on fetish chatrooms. His pseudonyms included "Meatmarketman". | After sentencing, Det Supt Tim Smith said Bolinger used a number of names to hide his identity on fetish chatrooms. His pseudonyms included "Meatmarketman". |
| "There is no doubt in my mind Bolinger represents a very real and great danger to the public," he said. | "There is no doubt in my mind Bolinger represents a very real and great danger to the public," he said. |