Paedophile found living with children at Scots property after fleeing from trial
dailyrecord.co.ukA paedophile who was found living with children after going on the run to Scotland during his trial has been jailed. Shaun Wightman, 57, had been on trial at Sheffield Crown Court last year but fled the Yorkshire city.
The beast had been charged with four counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, two counts of causing or inciting a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity and multiple charges relating to engaging in sexual activity in front of a child and taking indecent images of a child.
In his absence, Wightman was found guilty of eight of the charges against the girl, with whom he had been in a "position of trust".
The court heard he was re-arrested on October 31, after intelligence led cops to a property in Scotland. Officers they found the sick sex offender hiding out with children and he was hauled back to court.
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