Paedophile, 21, avoids jail after driving 200 miles to abduct schoolgirl, 15, he had groomed on dating website while pretending to be 17
by James Gant For Mailonline- Charles Fraser-Varney, 21, drove from Norfolk home to Monmouthshire in Wales
- Here he picked up the 15-year-old girl after telling her online that he was only 17
- She jumped out of her window and they spent the night in the grounds of castle
- Judge gave Fraser-Varney two-year community order and made him go to rehab
- The defendant was also forced to register as sex offender for the next five years
A paedophile who drove over 200 miles to abduct a 15-year-old girl he had groomed on a dating website has avoided jail.
Charles Fraser-Varney, 21, travelled from his home in Thetford, Norfolk, to Gwent, south Wales, to get the schoolgirl.
A court heard how she clambered out of her bedroom window to ran off with him - and the pair spent the night in a castle.
The girl's mother described how she was 'terrified' when she realised her daughter was missing from the family home.
She said: 'When I realised she wasn't in her bedroom, there was sheer disbelief. I felt my heart had been ripped out of my chest.'
Cardiff Crown Court heard how the girl spent the night with Fraser-Varney in the grounds of a castle where he kissed her.
He had travelled from East Anglia to Gwent, South Wales, to meet the girl - before she was found the next day.
But he fled to Scotland where he was arrested for driving while disqualified.
Prosecutor Roger Griffiths said Fraser-Varney had 15 previous convictions including a relevant one from 2016 for inducing a 14-year-old girl to run away.
He admitted sexual activity with a child, child abduction and engaging in sexual communication with a 15-yearold girl.
Laurence Jones, mitigating, said he had shown remorse for his actions.
Judge Daniel Williams was told that Fraser-Varney had already served time while being held in custody on remand since January.
Judge Williams told Fraser-Varney: 'You have a sexual interest in young girls and you are entirely manipulative and dishonest.'
He sentenced him to a two-year community order which includes a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement and the attendance of a sex behaviour programme.
Fraser-Varney, of no fixed abode, must also register as a sex offender for five years.