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A PAEDOPHILE who spent 50 years subjecting young boys to a campaign of sexual abuse is facing jail. Terrence Ryan began his offending in the early 1960s when he starting sexually abusing a young boy. He would go on to abuse three other victims until the late 2000s. One of his victims bravely reported Ryan to Northumbria Police and an investigation was launched by the force s safeguarding unit. Detective Sergeant Andrea Burns led the investigation which also identified three other victims. Ryan (77) was arrested and denied the allegations put before him but later pleaded guilty to 14 counts of historical child sexual abuse, including sexual touching, engaging in sexual activity with a child, inciting sexual activity with a child and oral rape.
Paedophile brought to justice more than 50 years after first abusing young boys
Terrence Ryan started his offending in the early 1960s and a total of four victims were identified
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A paedophile who first started subjecting young boys to sexual abuse more than 50 years ago is facing jail.
Londonderry: Man shot in paramilitary-style assault
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A man has been shot in the leg in the Southway area of Londonderry.
Police said they are treating the shooting, which happened shortly before 19:30 GMT on Wednesday, as a paramilitary-style assault .
The man, in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment.
Describing the attack as barbaric , PSNI Det Sgt Burns said those responsible for it do not contribute to the community or represent its interests. Senseless acts Tonight s shooting and disturbances in Creggan are senseless acts designed to intimidate, threaten and terrorize our community , Foyle MP Colum Eastwood tweeted. The people of Creggan and Derry do not want this mindless violence, he added.
A man has been shot in a barbaric attack in the Creggan area of Derry in a suspected paramilitary assault.
The incident happened at around 7:30 PM last night, when a man in his 30s was shot in the leg.
After the shooting he was taken to hospital for treatment.
Detective Sgt Burns said: Enquiries are continuing and at this stage, we are treating this shooting incident as a paramilitary style assault. Those responsible for this barbaric act do not represent the interests of this community, nor do they contribute anything to it. They do it to try and exert influence or gain control of those they claim to represent.