July 2019
Victim recognised his abuser in an episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody
A man convicted of indecently assaulting a young boy three years ago is facing more jail time after a second victim came forward when he recognised his abuser in an episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody.
Bruce Davison, 80, from Lidlington, is serving six years behind bars after pleading guilty to two counts of indecent assault in October 2016 towards a young boy over a number of years in the 1970s.
After a six-day trial at Luton Crown Court, Davison has today (Monday) been found guilty of a further count of indecent assault towards a teenage boy, which happened in the 1990s.
The original case from 2016 was featured in the fifth series of 24 Hours in Police Custody, broadcast in June 2017, which led to the second victim recognising Davison, and disclosing to police that he had also abused him when he was a teenager.
The abuse started in the mid-1990s when the victim was around 13-years-old and had a Saturday job in Luton where Davison worked.
At first, Davison would engage him in conversations that had a sexual connotation, and which soon escalated into inappropriate touching and indecent assault.
More than 20 years later, the victim, who is now in his 30s, came across Davison in the episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody, after walking into his father’s house whilst he was watching it.
The father had recognised Davison as his son’s former boss and the victim disclosed that he had been abused by Davison too.
His father encouraged him to contact the police and report it.
Davison will be sentenced on August 8th.
October 2016
‘I feel robbed of my childhood. He took away my dignity and self-respect,’ says victim of child abuser
A pensioner from Bedford who groomed and sexually abused a young boy over the course of six years has been jailed.
Bruce Davison, 77, of Oak Gardens, was sentenced to six years in prison after admitting two counts of indecent assault dating from the 1970s.
Luton Crown Court heard how he had targeted a vulnerable child, grooming him between the ages of seven and 13, and sexually abusing him.
In a statement read to the court, Davison’s victim described how the abuse had ruined his life.
“I thought [it] was the norm, I didn’t know any better… I trusted him. I thought he was my friend, but he abused my trust by taking advantage of me, my young age, my vulnerability, and [he] took my innocence.
“I feel robbed of my childhood and robbed by Davison. He took away my dignity and self-respect as a child and even as a teenager, because his abuse of me spanned so many years.”
Police praised Davison’s victim for having the strength and courage to come forward.
“I hope this sentence allows him to move forward with his life. “The sentencing for non-recent cases of abuse such as this shows that it does not matter how long ago abuse took place, if you do come forward then you will be treated fairly, you will be believed, and justice can be done.”
– DET CON SHARON ELLIS, BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE.
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