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07/05/2013
Briton In US Admits Plot To Kidnap And Eat Children
A 40-year-old Briton in the US has pleaded guilty to plotting to kidnap, rape, kill and eat a child, and faces up to 27 years in jail.
According to the BBC, in a raid last year, the basement of Geoffrey Portway's Massachusetts home was equipped with a steel cage and a child-sized home-made coffin.
It was also discovered that Portway had spent months discussing the kidnap and murder online with an American, Michael Arnett.
Portway pleaded guilty to soliciting the kidnap of a child and distribution and possession of child pornography.
His admission on Monday was part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney's Office said. Under the terms he must serve between 216 and 327 months in jail before he is deported to the UK.
(H/CD)
According to the BBC, in a raid last year, the basement of Geoffrey Portway's Massachusetts home was equipped with a steel cage and a child-sized home-made coffin.
It was also discovered that Portway had spent months discussing the kidnap and murder online with an American, Michael Arnett.
Portway pleaded guilty to soliciting the kidnap of a child and distribution and possession of child pornography.
His admission on Monday was part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney's Office said. Under the terms he must serve between 216 and 327 months in jail before he is deported to the UK.
(H/CD)
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