Convicted paedophile jailed for encouraging woman to sexually abuse child

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A convicted paedophile has been jailed after exchanging thousands of horrific messages with a child rapist about sexual abuse, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Paul Pickerill, 66, encouraged Vicki Bevan, 37, who was imprisoned for life in May for the systematic abuse of a girl aged under 10, to commit offences against a child under the age of 13. This has been a very distressing case for the whole prosecution team as there were communications between Pickerill and Bevan that no one should have to read Senior Crown Prosecutor Pauline Newrick On August 25, he pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to intentionally encouraging Bevan to commit penetrative offences against children under 13 which she went on to commit. Senior crown prosecutor Pauline Newrick, of CPS Mersey Cheshire, said: “This has been a very distressing case for the whole prosecution team as there were communications between Pickerill and Bevan that no one should have to read.