Leeds 'monster' who abused child in pub's soft-play area told: 'I hope you get your comeuppance'
A teenage paedophile who subjected his victims to serious sexual abuse has been told by one distraught parent: “I hope you are tormented for the rest of your life.”
Sam Pogson spent years abusing and raping a boy in Leeds, even filming his sickening behaviour on a mobile phone.
He went on to target a young girl at a pub’s soft-play area in Wakefield earlier this year.
The 19-year-old, who has learning difficulties, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court this week after admitting 16 offences overall. These include offences multiple accounts of rape, oral rape, causing a child to engage in sexual activity and taking indecent photographs.
He was given an extended sentence after the judge found him to be a danger to children.
The court was told he began abusing one boy when he was just four. It continued for four years when Pogson was between 15 and 17.
His offending only came to light when one of his videos was found. The young victim was interviewed and said that Pogson would abuse him and film it, despite protests from the youngster.
He said that Pogson then threatened him into remaining silent.
In a victim impact statement written by the boy’s mother, read to the court by prosecutor Susannah Proctor, she said: “You will be known as a monster who ruined my son’s life.
“You have ruined my family. I hope you get all the comeuppance you deserve.
“I hope you are tormented for the rest of you life for what you have done.”
But Pogson, of Fairfax Avenue, Drighlington, went on to target the six-year-old girl at the Wacky Warehouse, at the Walnut Tree pub on Barnsley Road in Wakefield earlier this year. He grabbed the girl playing in the ballpool and abused her while taking photos.
He was arrested and gave no comments, but later told police: “I know I have done wrong.”
Pogson has no previous convictions.
Mitigating, Andrew Semple said that Pogson had learning issues and struggled to read or write. He said that he was on remand at HMP Doncaster on a vulnerable-person wing, but continued to be targeted for assaults and threats by other inmates.
Mr Semple said despite of his issues, he added: “He knows what he has done is serious.”
Judge Neil Clark gave him a 12-year extended sentence, made up of seven years’ custody with a five-year extended licence period. He was put on the sex offender register for life and given a lifelong sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).
He told Pogson: “What you did to those children was almost unforgivable. It will stay with them for a very long time.”