'Entrenched paedophile' with 'no remorse' jailed for abuse of child
An "entrenched paedophile" has been jailed for 15 years after being found guilty of the abuse of a child.
Piers Brilliant, 49, from Church Aston near Newport, was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Friday.
He had previously admitted charges of possessing indecent images of children, and extreme pornographic images, but was then found guilty at trial of a string of the most serious sexual offences.
They included one count of attempted rape of a child under 13, two counts of rape of a child under 13, and 12 counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.
Recorder Jason Macadam sentenced Brilliant to a total of 15 years in prison and said he would be added to the sex offenders register for life.
He said: "I do not accept as you get older that the risk you present to children will diminish, the body may fail but as I say, you are an entrenched paedophile."
He had earlier told Brilliant he was "satisfied you are a predatory paedophile," and that he had "no remorse" for his offending.
Referencing the images found in Brilliant's possession Judge Macadam said: "You by your own admission had those images for a very long time. You had lots of them, thousands and they involved moving images.
"And, from the search terms provided in the report it is apparent your searching was deliberate and systematic for images portraying young children."
Brilliant was sentenced to a 15-year custodial term with four years extended licence.
Speaking after the sentencing, West Mercia Police Sergeant Tim Street said: “We welcome the sentence that was handed to Brilliant by the judge, and that he will rightly spend time in prison for his crimes.
“I’d like to commend the victim for their courage in coming forward to report what Brilliant has done, and I hope this helps to show that we take all reports of rape and sexual assault seriously and will thoroughly investigate them regardless of how long ago they took place.”
If you feel you are, or have been, a victim of any sexual offence you can report it to police online, on 101 or via West Mercia Police's Victim Advice Line on 0800 952 3000 or by visiting victimadviceline.org.uk.
