Moment paedophile soccer coach is arrested at Heathrow Airport

A paedophile soccer coach who repeatedly sexually abused a 10-year-old boy within the 1980’s has been arrested after evading justice for 13 years by altering his final identify and transferring to Sweden. 

Glenn Langrish, 74, was arrested at Heathrow Airport for sexually abusing Stephen Lewsey, now 51, within the 1980’s after using the then 10-year-old at his lawnmower restore store in Crawley, West Sussex.

The former beginner soccer coach made contact with Mr Lewsey in 1983 over quick radio wave and ultimately organized to satisfy the kid.

Langrish gave Mr Lewsey a weekend job at his store the place he then sexually abused him throughout his shifts and when he gave him lifts house.

The abuse lastly stopped in 1989 when Langrish was jailed for unrelated little one intercourse offences.

Glenn Langrish, 74, was arrested at Heathrow Airport for sexually abusing Stephen Lewsey, now 51, within the 1980’s after using the then 10-year-old at his lawnmower restore store in Crawley, West Sussex

On his launch from jail in 1994 he fled the nation, transferring to Sweden and altering his identify to Glenn Stephens.

Mr Lewsey reported the abuse to Sussex Police in 2011 and a global search started for Langrish.

Five years later Interpol found he was residing in Vendelso, Sweden, with a Swedish citizenship.

He was interviewed by Swedish police, however as a Swedish citizen was shielded from extradition again to the United Kingdom.

In May 2023 a chance lastly arose for his arrest, as Sussex Police had been alerted that he had arrived in Poland.

He was introduced again from Poland by the Metropolitan Police’s extradition group on July 5 final 12 months, and brought into custody at Heathrow Airport the identical day.

Langrish was subsequently charged with 4 counts of indecency with a baby and 4 counts of indecent assault on a baby, all of which he was discovered responsible of at Chichester Crown Court.

He was sentenced to fifteen years in jail, with one other three to be spent on licence, at Hove Crown Court on Friday.

Langrish was informed that he should serve a minimal of 9 years and eight months of his custodial sentence earlier than he’s eligible for parole.

In a sufferer affect assertion learn out in court docket, Mr Lewsey stated: ‘Until I confided in my spouse, I handled this as my “dirty little secret” one thing that I lived with for the final 40 years, however you’ve now been discovered responsible of the crimes that you recognize you dedicated.

‘I might by no means have requested my ex-wife and my pricey outdated mum to endure the trial if I didn’t know what you had executed to me all these years in the past was so fallacious, that you just wanted to face justice.

‘It has taken a very long time to face you in court docket however now we’ve got had our day and the jury have seen by means of your lies, I can now begin to rebuild my life.’

Detective Sergeant Becki Buckley, of Sussex Police, stated: ‘Glenn Langrish thought he may cover in Sweden and never need to face justice for his appalling crimes.

‘He massively underestimated the willpower of Sussex Police, our associate forces and nationwide businesses and, simply as importantly, the resolve of his courageous sufferer.

‘I can not commend Steve Lewsey sufficient for his braveness in coming ahead, supporting this investigation for such a very long time and selecting to waive his anonymity to assist different victims.

‘This investigation ought to ship a transparent message to victims of sexual offences that we are going to cease at nothing to get you the justice you deserve.’