Face of paedophile pensioner every parent needs to know as he becomes free man
Face of paedophile pensioner every parent needs to know as he becomes free man
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Parents have been warned a paedophile pensioner has been released from prison after serving half of his decade-long sentence. Brian Topliss, now 81, was jailed for ten years in November 2019 after a series of sickening child sex offences. The sex offender befriended his victims, luring them into his home to play computer games.
He also offered to take the children to 'parks or swimming'. Instead, he repeatedly abused one boy and regularly invited others into his home. The Ministry of Justice said the ex-prisoner would be subject to strict conditions upon his release. A Prison Service spokesman said: “Anyone released from prison faces strict conditions while on licence, such as curfews and exclusion zones, and can be returned to custody if they breach them.” Topliss was freed on November 18 last year, five years on from his sentence at Birmingham Crown Court where his offending was branded a "gross abuse and a breach of trust." Judge Sarah Buckingham said at the time: "You are a man who, for many years, has had and acted upon a sexual interest in children.".
The pensioner groomed boys and filmed them performing sexual acts at his home, reports BirminghamLive. His offending only ended when one victim told a social worker and nurse of their abuse and police became involved. As police raided his home, officers found Topliss had also stored and catalogued around 15,000 indecent images for his own sexual gratification.
One of his victims was "befriended" by Topliss when he gave him swimming and diving lessons. The sex offender also invited a number of other boys to his home on a regular basis. There. he would show them pornography, give them drugs, sweets and get them to perform sexual acts, the court heard. Topliss recorded what went on and police later recovered 173 still images and three videos.
