Kidwelly sex cult leader may never be freed says judge

[The Dragon Master]

A Carmarthenshire sex cult leader who brainwashed and abused children has been jailed and warned he may never be released.



Colin Batley was found guilty of 35 offences at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday. Three women, including his wife, were also convicted.



Batley, 48, had moved from London to Kidwelly, where the cult operated.



He was given a public protection sentence with an 11-year minimum recommendation.



Previously, a jury rejected claims by Batley and other defendants during the trial that no cult existed.



Batley, his wife Elaine and two other women, who all lived in the same cul-de-sac, took part in a catalogue of abuse against children and young adults.



Victims said the group used occult writings and practices to brainwash them, and justify their abuse.



Batley used his position as the cult leader to rape boys and girls, the court was told.



One of his victims told the court that when she became pregnant as a young teenager, Batley told her the unborn baby was a child of the occult and threatened to kill her if she spoke out.



Batley was found guilty of 35 offences, including 11 rapes, three indecent assaults, causing prostitution for personal gain, causing a child to have sex and inciting a child to have sex.



His wife Elaine Batley, 47, was convicted of five sex-related offences. Jacqueline Marling, 42, was found guilty on five charges and Shelley Millar, 35, two.

Rest of story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12703785

 

[Jazzy]

Jacqueline Marling, 42, described as Batley's right-hand woman, was jailed for 12 years, while Batley's wife Elaine, 47, was jailed for eight years. He was given a public protection sentence with an 11-year minimum recommendation.

I'm truly not understanding why he gets only an 11-year minimum recommendation while Jacqueline Marling was jailed for 12 years. Am I missing something here?

 

[The Dragon Master]

He's not getting out of Jail, I know that much. It might have something to do with the Sex Offender's Register, since Brussels decided that after a certain amount of time, Sex Offender's can appeal and get their names of it.

 

[Jazzy]

He's not getting out of Jail, I know that much.

He might according to this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1560776/Sentence-designed-for-public-protection.html.

 

[The Dragon Master]

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