A former soldier who admitted historic sex crimes in the Warrington area has been jailed after admitting multiple counts of rape and sexual assault involving a young girl when he was also a child.
George Brusby’s historic crimes came to light when his victim saw he had been arrested after being exposed by a paedophile hunter group.
Brusby, of no fixed abode, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 12 December. The 28-year-old was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to five counts of rape, one count of assault by penetration, one count of causing a female aged 13 or over to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity and one count of sexual assault.
On 3 March 2023, police received reports of non-recent sexual abuse which occurred when the female victim and Brusby were both children in the Warrington area.
This report was made after seeing a video of Brusby’s arrest which was posted online by a paedophile hunter group who used a decoy to catch him sending sexual communications to a person he believed was a child.
Following seeing this, the victim told police Brusby had sexually abused her between the ages of 11 and 14, when Brusby was aged between 12 and 16.
Brusby would rape the victim and sexually assault her, also inciting her to engage in sexual activity. She stated she never consented to any of it, but Brusby would use force to rape or assault her.
Brusby was arrested and interviewed about these allegations and tried to claim that any sexual activity they engaged in was consensual. However, despite his denials, he was charged with the offences and ultimately pleaded guilty at court.
On top of his custodial sentence, Brusby must sign the Sex Offender Register and is subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a restraining order to protect the victim.
Detective Constable Byng said: “Even though Brusby was a child himself at the time of the offences, he knew what he was doing was wrong and tried to claim that it was consensual. But thankfully he didn’t put the victim through the stress of a trial and pleaded guilty at court.
“I hope the conclusion of this case will provide the victim with some closure after carrying this on her shoulders for a large portion of her childhood and into adulthood.
“Brusby’s sentence is thanks to her bravery in talking to police about what happened to her, and I also hope that her courage will help others in coming forward and reporting any incidents of sexual abuse, no matter how long ago the offences took place.
“You can report information to us by visiting our website to report online or by calling 101.”
