CONVICTED paedophile Bruce Davison was jailed in 2016 for grooming and sexually abusing a young boy over the course of six years.
Here's everything we know about the monster who appeared on Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody.
Who is Bruce Davison?
In October 2016 Davison was convicted of targeting, grooming and sexually abusing a child.
The abuse took place from the time the boy was 7 years old, up until the age of 13.
In a statement read to Luton Crown Court, the victim described how the monster had destroyed his life: “I thought [it] was the norm, I didn’t know any better… I trusted him.
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“I thought he was my friend, but he abused my trust by taking advantage of me, my young age, my vulnerability, and took my innocence.
“I feel robbed of my childhood and robbed by Davison, he took away my dignity and self-respect as a child and even as a teenager, because his abuse of me spanned so many years.”
Praising the victim's strength and courage in coming forward, Bedfordshire Police’s Detective Constable Sharon Ellis said: "I hope this sentence allows him to move forward with his life.
“The sentencing for non-recent cases of abuse such as this shows that it does not matter how long ago abuse took place, if you do come forward then you will be treated fairly, you will be believed, and justice can be done.”
How many years was Bruce Davison from 24 Hours in Police Custody sentenced to?
Davison received two six-year sentences to be served concurrently.
Following the case featuring on 24 Hours in Police Custody another victim came forward, with a jury at Luton Crown Court finding him guilty of indecent assault.
The victim was abused while working his Saturday job in Luton — where Davison worked — in the mid-1990s when he was about 13 years old.
Over 20 years later the man walked into his dad’s house while the show was on, recognised his abuser Davison, and his father encouraged him to contact the police.
Judge Steven Evans told Davison: "You were in a position of power. I have read his victim personal statement. In short, your actions have had a lifelong impact on him.
"You have had a long-held sexual interest in young male children - you targeted him."
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Det Con Sharon Ellis, who led both investigations, said: "It's something I had never come across before in my lengthy career.
"This episode gave this young man... the springboard to contact the police.
"It is never too late to anyone who has been a victim of non-recent sexual abuse to come forward."
He was sentenced to a further 15 months in prison.
When is Bruce Davison on 24 Hours in Police Custody?
This case was first featured in the fifth series the TV show in June 2017.
A repeat of the episode is being shown on Channel 4 at 10pm and Channel 4 +1 at 11pm on Tuesday April 2 2024.
It is also being shown at 01.30am on 4-Seven on Wednesday April 3.
