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Notorious Child Sex Offender Anthony Barron Dies at HMP Ashfield

A Prisons and Probation Ombudsman inquiry will examine the circumstances of his July 18 death in the male sex offender prison near Bristol.

Overview

  • Barron died on July 18 at age 72 while serving a life sentence for offences dating back to 1997.
  • He pleaded guilty in 2007 to 87 charges including attempted rape, sexual assault and making indecent images.
  • Court records detail how he groomed 11 girls aged three to 12 with sweets and toys to film himself abusing them.
  • Police raided his Grove home in 2006 and seized 52 computers containing video evidence of the crimes.
  • The ombudsman will publish its report on the investigation findings in due course.