Sunday, February 07, 2010

Knicker-stealing ex-mayor jailed - Update

The ex-mayor of a Lancashire village who got "sexual kicks" from breaking into women's homes to steal underwear has been jailed for two years.

Ian Stafford, 59, who admitted three counts of burglary, resigned his post in Preesall after his arrest last year.

Preston Crown Court heard how he would creep into their bedrooms and search drawers for the underwear, before carrying out a sex act.



Stafford had been working as a part-time handyman and gardener at his victims' homes for years and was trusted with access. He was caught after one victim set up a hidden camera, catching him in the act.

The burglaries took place at buildings in Poulton-le-Fylde and Stalmine between 1 January and 26 June last year. The court heard the victims were "embarrassed, disgusted and shocked" to discover how the man they trusted was getting his "sexual kicks".

Speaking after the hearing, Det Con Steve Montgomery, said: "This has been a distressing ordeal for the victims involved, all of whom had let Mr Stafford into their homes, trusting him to carry out maintenance."

Previously. And.

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