Yellow Advertiser - Barking & Dagenham - January 26, 2012

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Barking and Dagenham
Thursday, January 26, 2012
PREDATORY PAEDOPHILE
LIFT OFF WITH
MONARCH SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS
AIRLINES
See p2 APREDATORYpaedophile young male was seen to
wholuredyoungboystohis enterthehouse.Thatpartic-
home with treats has been ular child refused to make
jailedfor11years. allegations and no charges
George Gow, 61, of could be brought, although
Bastable Avenue, Barking, strict bail conditions were
enticedyoungandvulnera- imposed.
bleboysintohishomewith Further enquiries by offi-
promisesofcigarettes,drink cersledtooneofthechil-
and mobile phone top-ups dren, a 10-year-old boy,
before subjecting them to being identified. When he
sexualassaults. discloseddetailsofasexual
He was sentenced at assaultGowwasimmediate-
Kingston Crown Court on ly re-arrested. He was
Friday after being found chargedwithsexualassault
guilty of six charges con- and inciting and was
trarytotheSexualOffences remandedincustody.
Act1956includingcountsof Hewasalsochargedwith
indecent and sexual assault offences that took place
onchildrenunder16and13. between1995and2002.
Gow, who was an active As well as his jail term,
memberofhislocalchurch, Gow will also spend 10
cametotheattentionofthe yearsonlicence,anindeter-
Met’s Child Abuse minate period on the sex
Investigation Command offenders register and be
when the Barking and subjecttoaSexualOffences
DagenhamJigsawTeamvis- PreventionOrder.
ited his home in January DC Ben Markham said:
2011 after information was “Gow is a predatory pae-
received that children were dophile who exploited
regularlyattendingthere. young and vulnerable boys
TheJigsawteamisrespon- in a calculating manner. I
sibleformonitoringthereg- wouldliketosaythankyou
istrationandcomplianceof to our very brave victims,
registered sex offenders, without your patience and
MOTOR potentially dangerous and supportGowwouldnothave
seriousviolentoffenders. beenconvicted.Weappreci-
Although the officers atehowdifficultitwastogo
foundGownakedinsidethe throughthistrial.
address with a 15-year-old “Wehavereasontobelieve
boy, no formal allegations Gow may have committed
TRADERS weremadebytheboyandno further offences.We would
criminal charges could be urge anyone who believes
brought. theymayhavebeenavictim
However,theSeriousCase to have the confidence to
Team began a proactive reporttheincidenttopolice.
investigation into Gow's Weareheretosupportand
activities in May last year protectyou.”
and surveillance was con- Theinvestigationteamcan
ARE YOU PAYING ductedoveratwo-weekperi- be contacted direct on 020
od. 71612811.
TOO MUCH FOR YOUR Duringthistimefivedif- Alternatively call
ferentchildrenwereseento Crimestopperson0800555
enterhisaddress. 111, ChildLine on 0800
INSURANCE? Hewasarrestedandinter- 1111,orreportthematterto
JAILED:GeorgeGow
viewed on June 22 after a yourlocalpolicestation.
020 8471 0933
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THEGovernment,Redbridge
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localpeople,andisontheincrease
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throughParliament,andis
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summer.
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PolicewerecalledonTuesdayto
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farm as Olympic campsite Thecourt’sprivatedining
loungewherelunchwasserved,
hasnowbeenshut.
AccordingtoareportbyThe
Sunnewspaper,tracesofurine
werefoundinthefood.
BySuziMuston applicationdownthreeweeksago, “I’veputabigorderintoatent
MrFowlersaidhewouldbere-sub- company too. Local business and Grenadefound
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services if plans for an Olympic Hesaidhewillnotgiveupwith durationofthegames.” WoodfordGreenresidenthada
campsite in Fairlop goes ahead, the council and believes the eco- MrFowlersaidtheareawasideal FirstWorldWarhandgrenadeon
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David Fowler, a farmer from bevast. locatednearFairloptubestation. Thegrenadewasdiscoveredbya
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RedbridgeCounciltoallow4,000 thattherewouldbemorethan£1m theapplicationwasrefusedbecause middleofamajorhouseclearance
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ForestRoad. “We have asked one catering affectsonamenities.’ TheMetPolice’sbombdisposal
Mr Fowler’s family have been companytodoallthefood.They Thereportwentontosaythere teamwereswiftlydraftedinto
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Mother takes her son out of
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Fabian Society meeting
PEOPLEwithaninterestinleft-wingpoliticsare
ByPeterHenn we’regoingtohavetoendup invitedtopopalongtoameeting.
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AMOTHERhasspokenofher “It’snotsomethingwewant- alongwithatalkfromtheFabiangeneral
anguishaftershewasforcedto edtodo,butbecausenoone secretary,AndrewHarrop,onLabourandthe
removehersonfromaschool waswillingtodomoretostop Economy,attheFairkytesArtsCentre,Billet
becauseofracistbullying. thishappeningtomyson,we Lane,Hornchurch,onFriday,February10,from
ShaneChiloame,12,ofThe havetodoit.” 7.30pm.
Drive, Collier Row, suffered Bower Park’s headteacher, Formoredetails,call01708377382.
verbal attacks at Bower Park Mary Morrison, said her Learn about Gilbert &
School, in Havering Road school had taken action and
North,Romford.Althoughthe was ‘sorry’ that Shane had Sullivan
school suspended one of the been taken out of the school.
boys involved, Shane was Shedeniedthephysicalattack LISTENtotheworkofBritain’smostrenowned
physically attacked a few in December was racially operaticduoandlearnmoreabouttheirlives.
monthslater. motivated. StephenRaindlewillbetracingthehistoryof
School heads placed a sec- Shesaid:“Thefirstincident Gilbert&Sullivanandplayingexcerptsfrom
ondboyonfixedtermexclu- wasaboutracialnamecalling, theirworkatHornchurchLibrary,NorthStreet,
sion,butdeniedtheattackwas andwedealtwiththematterby onWednesday,February1,from7.30pm.
racist. excluding the boy concerned, Entranceisfree,andformoreinformation,call
Shane’s mother, Joyce, has butwedon’tbelievethesecond 01708470670.
nowmovedhersontoaschool matter was [racially motivat-
Network meeting
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SheclaimedBowerParkhas ancepolicyonracistbullying.
BUSINESSESareinvitedtoattendanetworking
‘repeatedly refused’ calls to “We have been praised in
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helphersonproperly.Shealso Ofsted reports about how we
TheFederationofSmallBusinesseswillbe
said the incident had been workwithintegratingallmem-
hostingtheeventonFriday,February3from
reportedtopolice,butlittlehad bersofthecommunity.”
7.30amto9amatQueen’sTheatre,BilletLane,
beendone. A police spokesman con-
Hornchurch.
“It’sterrible,”shesaid.“We firmed the attack had been
Formoreinformationortoreserveaplace,goto
don’twanttohavetodothis, reported to officers, and that
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butwefeelasifwedon’thave officers had spoken to the
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anychoice. schoolaboutthematter.
“I am just shocked that He claimed the school con- Appeal for crash
BowerParkdidn’tdomoreto sidered it to be a minor inci-
stopmysonbeingbulliedand dent, and it involved two witnesses
attacked.” pupils,soitwasdealtwithby
MrsChiloamesaidthefami- theschool,notthepolice. POLICEhaverenewedtheirappealfor
lywerelookingtomovehome Thespokesmansaid:“Ifthe informationaboutanaccidentwhichlefttwomen
becauseofthejourneytimeto victim’smotherwantstotakeit inhospital.
thenewschool. further,wehaveleftmessages Thecollision,betweenaVauxhallVectraanda
She added: “I have to hang withher.” tipperlorry,tookplaceonSunday,January15at
around in Lewisham to make about9.30amontheA13nearWennington.
sureIcanpickmysonup,we VICTIM:ShaneChiloame Ifyouhaveanyinformation,call02085974874.
have to head off at 6am, and showsoffhisinjury.
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Author’s love story
set in Walthamstow
THEauthorofanovelabouta
fictionalWalthamstowcouple
is coming to the town for a
booksigningonSaturday.
Amanda Prowse will be at
Waterstones from 11am to
3pmsigningcopiesofPoppy
Day, a story about a couple
deeplyinloveandwhathap-
penswhenheistakenhostage
on his first tour of
Afghanistan.
Amanda is married to
MajorSimeonProwseMBE,
whoservedfor26yearsasa
soldier and completed 12
tours of duty. She is able to
drawonherexperienceasan
Armywifetogiverealismto
thetale.
“Thestoryisfictitious,but
the emotions are genuinely
that of an Army wife who
livesthroughmyworstnight-
mare,” the mother-of-two
said. “When Simeon is
deployed - I don’t breath
properly and I can't sleep, I BOOKEDIN:Amanda
simplytickoffthedays,exist- andMajorSimeon
ing until he walks safely Prowsewithacopy
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