RUSHES: Gavin Plumb sentenced: Statements outside court

Gavin Plumb sentenced: Statements outside court; ENGLAND: Essex: Chelmsford Crowd Court: EXT Detective Chief Inspector Greg Wood (Senior Investigating Officer) arriving / reading statement SOT - Today Gavin Plumb starts a life sentence, with a minimum of 16 years behind bars, and the streets of Essex are safer for woman and girls as a result - He is a dangerous individual with a history of kidnapping, attempting to kidnap and plotting to kidnap women and girls. In this case he went further and intended to rape and murder his victim. - He tried to claim throughout the trial that he was an obsessive fan and a fantasist – that is simply not true - He planned this attack on Ms Willoughby over a two-year period, scoping her movements, seeking to elicit help from others to carry out his wicked plan, buying chloroform and other items to incapacitate, restrain and inflict violence upon her - He is no fantasist – he’s a calculated, violent, sexual predator who has spent his adult life inflicting or plotting to inflict harm on women. - Today I pay tribute to Ms Willoughby and the other women who have been victims of Plumb - The courage and bravery of all of them to support our investigations and – now and previously – have helped us to protect other women and girls. Thank you to all of them - This case has brought violence against women and girls and misogyny to the fore. It has demonstrated that all of us, whoever we are and whatever we do, have much to do to stamp out this scourge on our society. - It cannot be right that men like Gavin Plumb are able to join online forums where they vent their hatred towards women and girls and plot to harm them - In this case our American colleague ensured we were able to bring Plumb to justice, but we need everyone to stand up to call out misogyny and to report those committing or intent on committing violence towards women and girls / Detective Chief Inspector Greg Wood (Senior Investigating Officer) departs /