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Paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury has prison sentence reduced by six years at the Court of Appeal Paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury who abused 18 boys has prison sentence reduced by six years
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A paediatrician who sexually abused 18 boys in his care, and has been described by a judge as the worst paedophile he hade ever seen, has had his 22 year prison sentence reduced to 16 years.A paediatrician who sexually abused 18 boys in his care, and has been described by a judge as the worst paedophile he hade ever seen, has had his 22 year prison sentence reduced to 16 years.
42-year-old Myles Bradbury, from Herringswell, Suffolk was a consultant haematologist for children at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, had his time in prison reduced by three judges at the Court of Appeal in London today.42-year-old Myles Bradbury, from Herringswell, Suffolk was a consultant haematologist for children at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, had his time in prison reduced by three judges at the Court of Appeal in London today.
He was jailed in December after he plead guilty to 25 offences that included sexual assult, voyeurism, and possessing more than 16,000 indecent images, involving boys aged 10 to 16.He was jailed in December after he plead guilty to 25 offences that included sexual assult, voyeurism, and possessing more than 16,000 indecent images, involving boys aged 10 to 16.
All of Bradbury's victims suffered from serious conditions like leukemia and haemophilia. Some have since died.All of Bradbury's victims suffered from serious conditions like leukemia and haemophilia. Some have since died.
Abuse doctor Myles Bradbury has sentence reduced - BBC News #world http://t.co/qd1gJNTdJE pic.twitter.com/uB9YeYpiYFAbuse doctor Myles Bradbury has sentence reduced - BBC News #world http://t.co/qd1gJNTdJE pic.twitter.com/uB9YeYpiYF
Some of his crimes involved filming some victims with a spy pen. He abused some others behind a curtain, while their parents were in the same room.Some of his crimes involved filming some victims with a spy pen. He abused some others behind a curtain, while their parents were in the same room.
Lady Justice Hallett, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave and Mr Justice Goss restructed Mr Bradbury's sentence - reducing it to 16 years in prison, followed by six years on license, meaning he will be released and supervised on probation. Lady Justice Hallett, Mr Justice Haddon-Cave and Mr Justice Goss restructed Mr Bradbury's sentence - reducing it to 16 years in prison, followed by six years on licence, meaning he will be released and supervised on probation.
Bradbury watched the Court of Appeal proceedings on video link from prison on the Isle of Wight.Bradbury watched the Court of Appeal proceedings on video link from prison on the Isle of Wight.
One of the mothers of the victims said she was "disgusted" by the reduction of his prison sentence.
Speaking to a reporter from Mason's News Service, she said: "I just can't believe that it was even heard in the first place to be honest. I just thought it would be thrown out of court."
"Everybody up and down the country agreed with his sentence but one judge decided to re reduce it. Why? How can he sleep at night?"
She said her son, who had looked up to Bradbury, is still affected by the abuse.
Additonal reporting by Mason's News Service