'Determination to locate Burrows has not faltered

DET Insp Eleanor Atkinson, who led the investigation, said: “Our determination to locate Burrows over the past 27 years has not faltered and I welcome the verdict reached by the jury.

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“It is clear that he is a prolific sex offender. He systematically abused his victims, specifically targeting vulnerable boys in order to fulfil his own sexual gratification.

“Following his initial charges in 1997, Burrows knew he was guilty but rather than face the consequences of his actions, he acted like a coward and fled the country using a stolen identity taken from an unwell man.