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Paedophile author Colin Shearing jailed after fleeing UK Paedophile author Colin Shearing jailed after fleeing UK
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A paedophile author who fled the UK before he could be sentenced for indecency with a girl has been jailed.A paedophile author who fled the UK before he could be sentenced for indecency with a girl has been jailed.
Colin Shearing, 70, of Bosham, West Sussex, had been given seven days on bail to put his affairs in order.Colin Shearing, 70, of Bosham, West Sussex, had been given seven days on bail to put his affairs in order.
A European arrest warrant was issued on 17 April after he failed to turn up at Swansea Crown Court for sentencing.A European arrest warrant was issued on 17 April after he failed to turn up at Swansea Crown Court for sentencing.
Shearing, who lived in Pembrokeshire and wrote under the pen name Colin King, was jailed for three years for indecency and 21 days for fleeing.Shearing, who lived in Pembrokeshire and wrote under the pen name Colin King, was jailed for three years for indecency and 21 days for fleeing.
Instead of appearing for sentencing, Shearing travelled to Portsmouth and caught a ferry to France where he booked into three different hotels in Paris.Instead of appearing for sentencing, Shearing travelled to Portsmouth and caught a ferry to France where he booked into three different hotels in Paris.
He handed himself into police in Swansea on 11 May.He handed himself into police in Swansea on 11 May.
The writer, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and once an active member of Theatre Mwldan in Cardigan, assaulted a six-year-old girl twice in the 1980s.The writer, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and once an active member of Theatre Mwldan in Cardigan, assaulted a six-year-old girl twice in the 1980s.
Defence barrister Tracey Lloyd-Nesling said: "He understands that he has committed a serious offence."
Shearing admitted a charge of failing to surrender to bail and the 21 days will be served at the end of his three-year sentence.Shearing admitted a charge of failing to surrender to bail and the 21 days will be served at the end of his three-year sentence.
Defence barrister Tracey Lloyd-Nesling said: "He understands that he has committed a serious offence."
He has also been ordered to register as a sex offender.He has also been ordered to register as a sex offender.