{"id":1885,"date":"2026-05-12T20:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/paedophile-faked-severe-disability-to-avoid-justice-before-cctv-exposed-his-lies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:10:45","slug":"paedophile-faked-severe-disability-to-avoid-justice-before-cctv-exposed-his-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/paedophile-faked-severe-disability-to-avoid-justice-before-cctv-exposed-his-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Paedophile faked severe disability to avoid justice before CCTV exposed his lies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Paedophile John Siddell, 41, fabricated a severe disability when police began investigating his sexual offences against three boys &#8211; but CCTV images revealed the truth<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147477\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Siddell\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-204332jpeg.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"John Siddell was seen walking unaided in CCTV footage\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">John Siddell was seen walking unaided in CCTV footage<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicestershire Police\/YouTube\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicestershire Police\/YouTube)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A paedophile faked a disability by pretending he couldn&#8217;t walk or talk to avoid being prosecuted for his sickening <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"crimesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">crimes<\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Leicester Crown <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CourtLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/courts\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Court<\/a> was told that John Siddell, 41, attended <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/elvis-presley\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Elvis Presley<\/a> nights at a social club and was videoed walking unaided, while fabricating a severe illness when <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"policeLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">police<\/a> began investigating his sexual offences against three boys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His brother, 44-year-old James Siddell, helped him maintain the lie about his health, including suggesting to psychiatrists that he was unfit for trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">John Siddell sexually abused the children, who were under 14, between 2018 and 2021 while he was living in Leicestershire. On Tuesday, he was jailed for 15 years plus a two-year extended sentence, while his brother was handed two years and nine months in prison after perverting the course of justice.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147042\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/manchester-moss-side-police-stabbing-37147042\" tabindex=\"0\">Police race to &#8216;man with knife&#8217; in Manchester as &#8216;officer attacked&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37142406\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/cane-corso-dog-attack-dublin-37142406\" tabindex=\"0\">Woman rushed for life-saving surgery as throat ripped open in Cane Corso dog attack<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In his sentencing remarks, Judge Keith Raynor said the brothers\u2019 behaviour was \u201cscheming and devious\u201d. He said: \u201cThey misrepresented John Siddell\u2019s mental and physical abilities, the behaviour of both of them entirely corrupting and undermining the course of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Prosecutor Claudia James told the court the brothers lived a \u201cnot-so-covert double life\u201d. She said: \u201cThe brothers\u2019 busy social lives in part unravelled their deception, as documented by social media, photos taken on their phones and their own home CCTV.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37147475\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147475\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Siddell\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_E.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"John Siddell was jailed for 15 years plus a two-year extended sentence\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">John Siddell was jailed for 15 years plus a two-year extended sentence<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicestershire Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicestershire Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ms James said when John Siddell appeared physically impaired it \u201ccould not be more different\u201d to him being pictured \u201cwalking, talking and engaging with others in his local social club\u201d, including to watch a Newcastle United match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She added that he took selfies in which he was able to smile and pose with his head up and eyes open, and in one photo was drinking a pint of Guinness. Video footage captured him walking unaided and using his wheelchair like a \u201ctrolley\u201d to move household items over a mile in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement provided by someone who cared for him in hospital in July 2024 said he was \u201cthe most verbal non-verbal person I have ever seen\u201d, the court heard.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37147476\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147476\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Siddell was handed two years and nine months in prison\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_F.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"James Siddell was handed two years and nine months in prison\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">James Siddell was handed two years and nine months in prison<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicestershire Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicestershire Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Judge Raynor said Siddell was kept in hospital for two weeks \u201cat the taxpayers\u2019 expense\u201d while an \u201cextremely pressed National Health Service should have been doing their job with other deserving patients\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Siddell convinced psychiatrists that he was unfit to take part in a criminal trial during an assessment when his brother spoke on his behalf. John Siddell \u201cpresented as wheelchair-bound, refused to open his eyes and was unable to hold his own head up\u201d, Ms James said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a fact-finding hearing, a jury determined that he had abused the boys.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37147478\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147478\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-204218jpeg.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"John Siddell was described as 'the most verbal non-verbal person I have ever seen'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">John Siddell was described as &#8216;the most verbal non-verbal person I have ever seen&#8217;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicestershire Police\/YouTube\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicestershire Police\/YouTube)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another psychiatrist concluded in May 2024 that there was \u201cno reliable basis\u201d that Siddell was unfit to stand trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The court heard that the month before, a police officer saw him \u201csat upright in his wheelchair communicating with James\u201d before \u201cdramatically changing once arriving at the office for his assessment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After being charged with perverting the course of justice, the defendants did not attend a plea hearing in July last year, when it was claimed that John Siddell had suffered a seizure and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37147479\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37147479\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.41\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_a.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Photos showed him out socialising with others on a number of occasions\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Photos showed him out socialising with others on a number of occasions<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicestershire Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicestershire Police)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In September, he pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, five counts of sexual assault, one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and four counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both brothers admitted perverting the course of justice between November 2021 and August 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement read to court on behalf of the victims, who cannot be identified, said they are \u201cstill dealing with the effects of the abuse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The brothers, of Bolam Drive, Ashington, Northumberland, did not attend their sentencing hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Defending John Siddell, counsel Jamie Adams said the defendant is a \u201cvery vulnerable and disadvantaged human being\u201d who has been diagnosed with epilepsy, autism and learning disabilities. Mr Adams added that Siddell\u2019s relatives have \u201cexaggerated John\u2019s ill-health throughout his life to get some financial benefit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">James Siddell\u2019s barrister, Nicholas Peacock, told the court his client was in a \u201cgenerationally dysfunctional family who largely survived on the benefits system\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/paedophile-john-siddell-cctv-prison-37147449\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paedophile John Siddell, 41, fabricated a severe disability when police began investigating his sexual offences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778616645_2_Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-204332jpeg.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}