SAINT & SINNER
Clown antics of paedo fan
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A PAEDOPHILE went to football games dressed as a clown so kids would want pictures taken with him.
Kyle Fourie’s odd behaviour came to light after he was convicted for possessing indecent images of children.
The 26-year-old Southampton fan set alarm bells ringing when he told police officers he dressed up for Premier League matches and posed for snaps with children.
The Saints supporter was a season ticket holder at St Mary’s Stadium.
His clown antics were not illegal but his behaviour “concerned” police.
Fourie, of Southampton, was later caught trying to meet a 13-year-old boy named “Tyler” at a school after sending him sexually-explicit messages.
Southampton Crown Court heard Tyler was actually an alias set up by paedophile hunter group TRAP.
Fourie was then arrested and police found pornography, condoms and sexual enhancement tablets in his rucksack. More indecent images of children were found at his home.
He admitted two counts of possessing indecent images of children and one charge of attempting to incite sexual activity with a child.
James Newton-Price, prosecuting, said: “He liked to dress as a clown at games as he would be asked for photographs from families, which meant he was a particular risk to children.
“Officers also found articles of child abuse and kidnap stories from the press.”
Fourie was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.