Convicted paedophile caught lurking at kids' karate club

10:40am Thursday 27th September 2012 in Echo News Exclusive By Gina Marden

A PAEDOPHILE who sexually assaulted two young boys has been caught again after he was spotted taking pictures of children at a karate club open day.

Timothy Edmeades, 37, mingled with the likes of Basildon mayor Mo Larkin and MP Stephen Metcalfe at the Maru Karate Kai Club open day in Luncies Road, Pitsea in imnages captured by the Echo.

He was at the event in his role working as a volunteer for the Basildon Heritage Club and has been at several other events in the borough where children have been present.

Edmeades was jailed in 2008 for sexually assaulting and grooming two young boys. He was also banned from being alone with or working alongside children.

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Comments(18)

Leighdweller says...
10:19am Thu 27 Sep 12

Surely, as a volunteer he would have had to have a CRB check if working with kids?

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howironic says...
11:11am Thu 27 Sep 12

Just execute the vile scum and have done with it

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SpaffSpiff84 says...
12:10pm Thu 27 Sep 12

You wouldnt need a crb check to volunteer for an open day, its a few hours, a crb costs money

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DEBT*COLLECTOR says...
12:43pm Thu 27 Sep 12

howironic wrote:
Just execute the vile scum and have done with it
Why is this animal out of prison. He and all peedos shoud get life and mean life or as you state execute him and that would save other kids being abused.

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DEBT*COLLECTOR says...
12:43pm Thu 27 Sep 12

howironic wrote:
Just execute the vile scum and have done with it
Why is this animal out of prison. He and all peedos shoud get life and mean life or as you state execute him and that would save other kids being abused.

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Basildon.lad.21 says...
1:50pm Thu 27 Sep 12

Sick sick man. I hope he gets sents to prison and gets viciously assualted.

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Kim Gandy says...
4:27pm Thu 27 Sep 12

Mo Larkin is keeping some VERY strange company nowadays.

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Kim Gandy says...
4:32pm Thu 27 Sep 12

Disgusting piece of filth, they should all hang as far as I am concerned. And local politicians really need to be careful what company they keep and be much better judges of character than they are. Look at the track record of local and national politicians nowadays.. constantly involved in public rows and haranguing and accusing their local voters. I watched a video of some Tory councillor a few weeks ago slagging off a woman in the public gallery. TERRIBLE manners. It's time local politics became more dignified and careful what it gets itself involved with. And National politics needs to take the lead.

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Kim Gandy says...
4:35pm Thu 27 Sep 12

Leighdweller wrote:
Surely, as a volunteer he would have had to have a CRB check if working with kids?
CRB is about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. It does not take account of the fact that this sort of filth has never been caught so therefore has no police record.

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shoebury52 says...
5:20pm Thu 27 Sep 12

Kim Gandy wrote:
Leighdweller wrote:
Surely, as a volunteer he would have had to have a CRB check if working with kids?
CRB is about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. It does not take account of the fact that this sort of filth has never been caught so therefore has no police record.
Read this link, last time he was in court someone gave him and kicking. Pity they stopped. So he was convicted and obviously lied on application and no checks carried out.


http://www.thurrockg
azette.co.uk/news/23
55773.scout_leader_p
aedophile_jailed/

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beyond the valley of the asbos says...
5:40pm Thu 27 Sep 12

maybe he was there for the wax on, wax off.

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Brunning999 says...
7:40pm Thu 27 Sep 12

Kiddie a users NEVER EVER change and should be mothballed.

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APR says...
8:37am Fri 28 Sep 12

I better not say anything, as apparently one or two people don't like to hear the truth, and are running to the Echo to complain.

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maywood says...
3:07pm Fri 28 Sep 12

APR wrote:
I better not say anything, as apparently one or two people don't like to hear the truth, and are running to the Echo to complain.
Hm you will not hear me complain,I hate these people with a passion,Unfortunatel
y there is no treatment.

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Trainman says...
3:34pm Fri 28 Sep 12

My new partner would like to see them have their bits castrated, stuffed into their mouth, then have it sown up.

I have been a volunteer working with/near children, and had 3 CRB checks.

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howironic says...
3:38pm Fri 28 Sep 12

When is the echo going to publish the story about the sick paedo couple from Rayleigh?

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Eric Whim says...
5:41pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Kim Gandy wrote:
Mo Larkin is keeping some VERY strange company nowadays.
they thought the tenting of his trousers was due to the close proximity of Ma Larkin's wobbly cleavage.

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boom says...
12:31am Sun 30 Sep 12

3 scout leaders convicted of child **** offences over the last 3 years. Shocking. Disgusting. They should be buried alive.

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