Guyanese man sentenced for paedophilia in Canada

A Guyanese paedophile was last week sentenced in Canada to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy in July of 2008.

George Simmons, 77, who migrated to Canada at age 35, was described in the December 14 decision by Judge R.V Simmons as having an “incurable sexual disorder” as it was not the first time he sexually assaulted young children. “George Simmons is a paedophile,” the ruling, seen by this newspaper, said.

In 1980, he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a male and was given conditional discharge and three year’s probation. In 1987,