By Sammie Jones-
Disgraced former BBC Radio 1 DJ, Chris Denning, has been jailed for 13 years for child sex abuse. The depraved BBC presenter even “offered” one boy to another.
The 75-year-old Paedophile used his fame to groom and sexually assault dozens of young victims in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Introducing them to other celebrities, like Paedo, Gary Glitter, Denning abused his position of trust and passed his victims around.
He was sentenced to 13 years in prison at Southwark crown court in London for abusing 11 boys- their age range scaling down as young as eight.
Judge Alistair McCreath said the impact on the victims was “devastating”. He described the offences as “utterly depraved”, adding: “It is not to be forgotten that all of this suffering was inflicted by you for nothing other than your own selfish pleasure.”
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Last August, Denning had already pleaded guilty to 21 sexual offences, including indecent assault and inciting boys to commit acts of gross indecency, committed between 1969 and 1986. He is already serving a 13-year jail sentence for a catalogue of sexual assaults against 24 victims, including one at Jimmy Savile’s house.
McCreath said the latest sentence would start from Friday. He told the defendant: “You groomed all of these boys. They were for the most part in their early teens, although some were younger. You used your own fame, your acquaintance with others who were famous, your familiarity with the music industry … to win their trust and misplaced admiration.”
Chris Denning lured boys into his house and plied them with records, alcohol and cigarettes. He showed them pornography before forcing them to perform sex acts on him and photographed them naked. He also took one of the victims to the Walton Hop Disco, which ran from 1958 until 2001.
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JURORS
Jurors at Southwark Crown Court heard that Denning lured boys into his house by using his fame and piling them with records, cigarettes and alcohol. Prosecutor, Jonathan Polnay, told the court Dennis took one of the victims to the Walton Hop Disco, which ran from 1958 until 2001.
Jonathan Polnay, prosecuting, said: “Denning would take one of his victims out for pizza. He also took him on holiday, on tours of radio stations and let him stay at his bungalow.
“On one of those occasions, in the bungalow, another well-known Radio 1 DJ was present and Denning offered the victim to him. The other DJ replied he didn’t do that sort of thing.”
Promising another boy to use his connections to pave the way for him to enter the music industry, he managed to convince the boy to pose naked for a photo shoot, the prosecutor said. The doomed former BBC DJ also gave one of the boys a tour of his bungalow, and splashed him with holidays, in a manipulative set of actions aimed at grooming the boy. It seems so strange how he escaped detection for so long, though it more likely is the case that the culture of secrecy that dogged the BBC in those days provided a cover for his evil acts.
Dj JOB OFFER
He offered one of his victims a job at a disco and repeatedly had the boy sleep at his house afterwards, where he would abuse him. Polnay said: “Denning took him to London, where he introduced him as ‘one of my friends’ to Gary Glitter.”
The defendant showed no emotion as two of his victims, now in their 50s, spoke of how the abuse continued to affect them.
The 75-year-old mega pervert is suffering from several ailments, according to his lawyer, David Burgess, and may die before the end of his sentence. However, the judge stated that ”his past has caught up with him- we are talking about events over 40 years, he added. As one of the founding presenters of Radio 1, it is easy to see how he was successful in his campaign of abuse without punishment. It will be useful to know what measures have been put in lace by the BBC to ensure that the horrors of the past are never repeated.
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