Jailed pervert is struck off
A stalwart of the amateur dramatics scene in the North East who was jailed for more than six years for the sexual abuse of two girls has been struck off from working as a chiropodist.
Maurice McShane was put behind bars last March after he admitted four charges of sexual indecency with a child, sexual activity with a child, and sexual assault of a child.
The 54-year-old, of Ambleside Avenue, had been involved with amateur dramatics for more than 20 years, playing roles in productions in Sunderland, County Durham and South Tyneside.
The Recorder of Middlesbrough, Judge Simon Bourne-Arton, jailed McShane for six years and one month, telling him: “There is a good and bad side to your character.
“It has been said you have shown remorse, that is part of the good side. But you didn’t show any remorse until the day of your trial when you pleaded guilty.
“Your victims were young and vulnerable, and there was a large age disparity between you.”
He was made the subject of court orders restricting his internet use, banning him from unsupervised contact with children, and banning him from contacting his victims.
McShane was registered as a chiropodist/podiatrist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
At a Conduct and Competence Committee Panel hearing, held in London, the decision was made that he should be struck off.
The committee findings read: “The panel has concluded that the only proportionate and appropriate sanction is one of striking off.”