Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District

Pervert had been following women after dark Sex predator back behind bars after terrifying girl, 12

- By Paul Hooper phooper@thekmgroup.co.uk

A sexual predator who was locked up indefinite­ly for attacking two women struck again within months of being released into the community.

Ryan Chinnery was handed an indetermin­ate sentence in 2008 after nasty attacks on victims at night. He was freed after serving nine years, but went back “on the prowl” within 18 months.

This time, Chinnery - who changed his name to Osbourne - subjected a terrified 12-yearold schoolgirl to sex talk after approachin­g her in Wincheap.

When police officers arrested Osbourne they found he had filmed his encounter with the victim.

In a sinister twist, his phone revealed he had also been following other women at night.

Osbourne, 29, was recalled on prison licence after his arrest and has now been given a 20-month sentence – but still won’t be released on parole again until he is deemed to pose no further threat.

The pervert bowed his head when the jury at Canterbury Crown Court convicted him of having a sexual conversati­on with a child.

But then he pointed to his girlfriend sitting in the public gallery and shouted: “See you in 10 years”.

Prosecutor Allister Walker said the incident happened last September.

“At the time, the victim was 12 and a total stranger and he spoke to her in explicit sexual language, for no reason other than his own sexual gratificat­ion,” he said.

“He was on the prowl. She told him to go away and he did.

“The victim then stopped and called her mother.

“She was in tears. She set off home as her mother left to meet her.”

When he was arrested, the contents of the Osbourne’s phone were downloaded and examined, revealing “a raft of 34 video clips” which had been recorded by him.

Mr Walker told the jury: “The defendant had apparently randomly filmed both women and girls in public and without their knowledge. We suggest the motive for the films was sexual.”

In an impact statement read to court, the victim told the judge how she was left frightened.

She said: “The comments he made to me were disgusting. I had never heard language like that before.

“I was so scared, I just wanted to get away and get home as quickly as possible.

“He was much older than me and I told him my age but he still made disgusting comments.”

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