Two paedophiles with a long history of abusing children have been told by a judge they should spend the rest of their lives in jail.

Jeremy Wing, aged 61, a handyman of Well Hill, Chelsfield, and Brian Hogg, aged 60, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, were each jailed for life for the sickening abuse of two boys which began when the youngsters were aged only seven.

Most of the abuse took place at Wing's Chelsfield home, where he had installed hidden cameras to film the horrifying activities.

Wing had pleaded guilty to two charges of rape, four of taking indecent pictures and 12 of indecency with a child.

Hogg was found guilty of two rape charges and one of indecency with a child. He pleaded guilty to four further charges of indecency with a child and five of indecent assault.

Jailing both of them for life, Judge Andrew Patience QC said it was "inconceivable" any Secretary of State would ever consider it safe to release either man back into the community because of the danger they presented to young boys.

The judge was told about an essay Wing had written 12 years ago while in prison in which he described his activities as "child love".

It read: "My problem is not that I am a paedophile. I am quite comfortable and at ease with that condition. You can imprison me, you can destroy me, drive me from my native country but you won't convince me I have done wrong."

The judge ordered the essay should accompany Wing's file to prison so there was no doubt about his feelings.

He told Wing: "Paedophilia is not love it is lust. Each of you has a depraved and deviant sexual interest in young boys who have no understanding of what you do to them or what you make them do to you.

"Each of you has destroyed the innocence of two boys. They will never forget what has happened to them. In that sense each of them has a life sentence," he added.

The two boys came from Kent and Huntingdon although it was revealed Wing had been facing charges of abuse involving a third boy.

Films showing the boys being raped and Wing administering enemas and colonic irrigation were found at his home together with thousands of pictures.

Police began watching Wing's home after Hogg had been spotted with a boy by an ex-policeman who knew his history.

Wing wept as his counsel told the court he was motivated by love and had even made provision for the Kent boy in his will.

After the trial, police praised the two boys who they said had endured "atrocious crimes".

Investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jerome said the boys, now aged nine and 10, had shown "extraordinary courage and strength of character" and the police hoped the life sentences would allow the boys to try and move on with their lives.

November 26, 2002 14:31