Liverpool church warden admits sex attacks on girls
A CHURCH warden admitted sexually assaulting three young girls over nearly 25 years.
Thomas Burrows, a warden at St Margaret’s Church, in Princes Avenue, Toxteth, pleaded guilty to 15 charges relating to sex attacks on young girls.
The oldest offences date back to September, 1985, and involved him indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
His crimes continued until March of this year when he was attacking an 11-year-old girl.
Wearing an anorak and thick glasses, Burrows kept his head bowed as he appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court.
The 65-year-old father and grandfather pleaded guilty to a total of 15 charges at Liverpool Crown Court. Burrows, of Princes Road, Toxteth, admitted seven charges of indecent assault between September 1985 and September 2005, five charges of sexual activity between September 2005 and March 2009, as well as two offences of assaulting a child by penetration and one of inciting a child to sexual activity. Judge Mark Brown adjourned sentencing Burrows, of Princes Road, Toxteth, until December 11, for reports to be carried out.
He was granted bail, but on the condition he was not to continue performing his warden duties. at the Toxteth church.
Burrows signed the Sex Offenders’ Register before leaving court.
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