This is the vile Wigan paedophile who injected a teenage boy with steroids and groomed him for sex

A vile paedophile who injected a teenage boy with steroids while grooming him for sex has been jailed for 10 years.
John Andrew CarterJohn Andrew Carter
John Andrew Carter

John Andrew Carter, 39, first preyed on the child, then aged 12, at a Wigan gym, befriending the youngster and his family by pretending to help him weight train while buying him clothes and giving him money.

Carter, 21 years older than his victim, would secretly inject testosterone into the youth's shoulders and bottom, while sexually abusing the child over a two-year period, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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After the youth suddenly developed "the body of a man", teachers and family became suspicious, but he "flipped" when his mother confronted him, accusing him of taking steroids.

John Andrew CarterJohn Andrew Carter
John Andrew Carter

Carter then paid another youth £50 to take a blood test, clear of steroids, in his victim's name, to allay parental fears.

The defendant, a former fruit and veg seller of Bolton Road, Aspull was convicted last month of six counts of sexual activity with a child following a week-long trial at Manchester Crown Court.

Jailing him for 10 years, Judge Michael Leeming told the defendant: "Your behaviour was progressive and it was persistent."

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Carter, who made no reaction as he was jailed, was also given an extended licence for six years after his release and will be on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

He is assessed as being a "high risk" to male children.

He was also convicted of supplying Diazepam, a muscle relaxant, to his victim who, as a victim of sexual offences, cannot be identified.

Neil Bisarya, prosecuting, told the court Carter met the child, then aged 12, in 2014, befriending his unsuspecting family and grooming the youngster.

The boy began sleeping over at Carter's home, which he shared with his partner, and the victim "felt compelled" to allow the defendant to inject him with testosterone, such was the hold he had over him.

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Carter would molest the child during "play fights" and also shave the youngster's body, with the sexual assaults becoming progressively more serious.

But the victim's family became increasingly uncomfortable with the relationship and the time he spent with Carter away from his family.

He eventually confessed to them about the steroids and police were called in.

He also then admitted to his mother, "He touched me".

Carter was arrested in September 2016 but continues to deny any wrongdoing.

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In victim impact statements the youngster said he "wasn't' supposed to be the person I am now", that the abuse had left him feeling worthless, he has no happy memories of his teenage years and he is now receiving medication and counselling.

A statement from his mother said she had a "gut feeling something was not right", but did not suspect Carter had a "hidden, disgusting agenda".

"It has broken us, nothing is ever going to be the same. The defendant took the life we had as a family," she added.

The mother and other family members wept and hugged each other in the public gallery as Carter was sent down.