A "predatory" paedophile is believed be the first person convicted of raping a child who has never been identified.

11:27pm UK, Friday April 17, 2009

A "predatory" paedophile is believed be the first person convicted of raping a child who has never been identified.


Bye was jailed indefinetely



David Ernest Bye was jailed after admitting raping a girl under 13 and possessing more than 17,000 indecent images of children.

The 43-year-old, of mid-Wales, was jailed indefinitely and must serve a minimum of five years in prison before he is considered for release.

Merthyr Crown Court heard he groomed multiple victims and photographed himself raping one of them.

The identity of the child has never been uncovered.

Of the 17,000 or so indecent images of children found on the computer, Bye had taken 202 pictures of 10 different children.

Ieuan Morris, prosecuting, called the defendant a "predatory paedophile" and "sexual pervert".

He said Bye "secretly engaged in two known acts of sexual penetration with a pre-pubescent girl who was either asleep or for some reason not conscious, at night, in the isolation of his static caravan in Mid Wales".

He added: "The defendant deliberately targeted young, vulnerable single mothers and in one case, a father, with children of their own and befriended them in order that he could prey on the children."

He said Bye was "devious and manipulative" and used his own young daughter as a means of gaining access to other youngsters.

There is no evidence his daughter herself was a victim.

Mr Morris said Bye groomed the children by lavishing gifts on them, including a bike and a remote control car.

"He was attracted to both young girls and boys, whom he took into his confidence," he said.

The matters came to light when Bye, who lived in Mid-Wales but worked as an accountant in Reading three days a week, had to call in IT support for a problem with his laptop.

Bye was arrested by Thames Valley police on January 21, 2008.

However, it was Dyfed-Powys Police who recovered a camera containing indecent pictures of children in his caravan and took over the investigation.

Ian Ibrahim, defending, said Bye was "a man of some intelligence" who knew handing his laptop over to IT would lead to his being found out.

Mr Ibrahim said that while on bail following his initial arrest in January 2008, Bye sought voluntary help for his deep-seated problem.


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"Bye sought voluntary help for his deep-seated problem." ??????? WHAT??? Why didn't he seek help BEFORE his crime?

MAY HE DIE A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH THEN ROT IN HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY.