A "depraved" former prison officer who denied having a sexual attraction to children and instead insisted he abused two young girls for "a sense of danger and excitement" has been jailed for 13 years.



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Man to stand trial accused of 19 child sex offences

Russell Maitland, who worked at HMP Grampian, admitted carrying out the offences in Peterhead and Aberdeen.

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Former Peterhead prison officer jailed for child sex offences

Russell Maitland denied being attracted to children and instead claimed he raped and sexually abused one girl and sexually assaulted a second because of a need for "a sense of danger and excitement", a court heard.

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Russell Maitland: Aberdeenshire prison officer jailed for child rape and sexual abuse

Russell Maitland sexually assaulted victims between 2011 and 2022.

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Glasgow

Glasgow City

Scotland

Former Scots prison officer jailed after serious sexual offences over decade

Judge Summers said Russell Maitland’s crimes were “profoundly troubling” and commended the “strength and courage” of the victims in speaking out.

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'Depraved' Peterhead prison officer jailed after admitting rape and sexual abuse of children

Michael Pearce, 68, from Caerwent, Monmouthshire is accused rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child

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Treston Lane Kickingwoman, 29, pleaded guilty in September to one count of abusive sexual contact and two counts of transfer of obscene material to a minor, officials said.

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Montana

United States

Browning man gets 13 years in prison for sexual abuse of child, other charges

A 52-year-old who subjected his victims to “sickening” abuse for more than a decade has been jailed.

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Kent

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‘Dangerous’ child rapist jailed following years of abuse

Thousands of photos and videos of sexual abuse of minors were found in the home of the colonel who was arrested in Athens on Tuesday (14/1) for child pornography. More...

Χιλιάδες φωτογραφίες και βίντεο σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης ανηλίκων εντοπίστηκαν στο σπίτι του συνταγματάρχη που συνελήφθη στην Αθήνα την Τρίτη (14/1) για παιδική πορνογραφία. Περισσότερα...

Πώς έφτασε στα «χέρια» των Αρχών ο συνταγματάρχης - Βρέθηκαν χιλιάδες αρχεία σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης

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Greece

How the colonel ended up in the "hands" of the authorities - Thousands of sexual abuse files were found

A 26-year-old man allegedly arranged to meet a child to exchange sexual favors for e-cigarettes.
He says he thought the girl was 15 – but the court thinks he should have checked more carefully.
Now he is sentenced to several years in prison.

En 26-årig man stämde träff med ett barn för att utbyta sexuella tjänster mot e-cigaretter.
Han säger att han trodde flickan var 15 – men rätten tycker han borde kontrollerat det mer noggrant.
Nu döms han till flera års fängelse.

Man döms till fängelse för våldtäkt mot barn

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Stockholm

Stockholm County

Sweden

Man Sentences to Jail for Child Rape

Russell Maitland, 37, admitted a number of offences, including raping and sexually abusing one girl and sexually assaulting a second. A court heard the first victim was sexually assaulted between the ages of four and 12 and raped between the ages of seven and 11. The second victim was sexually abused between the ages of four and six. Judge Summers told Maitland: “The charges to which you have pled guilty include charges involving a horrific cata…

Russell Maitland: Aberdeenshire prison officer jailed for child rape and sexual abuse

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