February 2016

Extradited paedophile finally jailed

FORMER Tenerife resident Andrew Logan, has today been sentenced to 5 years 9 months after being found guilty on a number of charges of a sexual nature against a child.

He also has to sign the sex offenders register for life and and he has a preven-tion order that stops him working with kids for the rest of his life.

Known locally as Andy Van Man, last month he was found guilty on seven counts of sexual activity involving a girl under the age of 13.

The well-known man was arrested in Tenerife in May 2015 and flown by police to Madrid to answer an extradition warrant issued by the UK authorities.

After a swift hearing, he was transferred into the custody of British police officers and on 30th June was charged with four counts of sexual assault of a female child under 13.

He was also charged with two counts of cause/incite a female child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and one count of engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a child aged under 13.

The 44-year-old, formerly of Clayton-le-Moors, near Accrington in Lancashire, had pleaded not guilty to all the charges, which happened over a decade ago.

Detective Inspector Julie Cross said after the trial: “He was arrested in Tenerife in May last year and then taken to Madrid and charged with numerous offences and, following the trial, has been convicted of all of them.

“Unfortunately, they were only reported to us in 2009 and it’s taken a long time to reach the point where he could be brought back into the country.”

She added: “The victim had to give her account and evidence of the attacks, which isn’t the best thing, and she did extremely well.

“Hopefully she will now be able to get some closure as a result of the verdicts.”

January 2016

Sex offender convicted after extradition from Tenerife

A sex offender who was extradited from Tenerife has been found guilty of historic offences against a child.

Andrew Richard Logan, formerly of Clayton-le-Moors, was arrested on the Spanish island where he was living in May last year and brought back to the UK. 

The 44-year-old pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.

However, he was found guilty of all the offences, committed more than a decade ago, following a trial at Preston Crown Court.

Logan, who lived at San Miguel de Abona on the island, will appear at the court for sentence on February 26.

Speaking after the trial, Detective Inspector Julie Cross said: “He was arrested in Tenerife in May last year and then taken to Madrid and charged with numerous offences and following the trial has been convicted of all of them.

“Unfortunately they were only reported to us in 2009 and it’s taken a long time to reach the point were he could be brought back into the country.

“The victim had to give her account and evidence of the attacks, which isn’t the best thing and she did extremely well.

“Hopefully she will now be able to get some closure as a result of the verdicts and Logan will get a custodial sentence that merits the awful offences he committed.”