Robert Metcalfe Earby Paedophile
Robert Metcalfe Earby Paedophile

Earby Paedophile Robert Metcalfe orchestrated the conduct of a child sex crime will be jailed in April 2024.

Robert Metcalfe, 66, entered a guilty plea to three charges of orchestrating the rape of a child under 13 at Burnley Crown Court on Tuesday, January 7.

Robert Metcalfe, residing on Cowgill Street in Earby, is alleged to have perpetrated the acts between November and December in Rossendale.

A sentencing hearing is set for April 25.

He was given bail until that date with the stipulation of refraining from contact with individuals under the age of 18.


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