Peter Voisey, the man convicted of snatching a young girl from her bath and subjecting her to horrific sexual attacks, has been denied parole for the sixth time. The Parole Board ruled that the 54-year-old remains a danger to the public and will not be moved to an open prison.
Voisey was jailed in 2006 for abducting a seven-year-old girl from her home in Willington Quay, Wallsend, on December 27, 2005. He crept into the flat while the child was playing in the bath, covered her mouth, and carried her to his red Vauxhall Astra. He then drove her away and sexually assaulted her twice before dumping her naked in a dark alley near her home.
The judge who sentenced Voisey to a minimum of 10 years warned he might never be released. The Parole Board panel, after reviewing his case, stated: 'After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented in the dossier, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public.'
Voisey has maintained his innocence throughout his sentence, which has hindered his rehabilitation. Report writers noted that his denial made it difficult to develop a full understanding of his offending behaviour. Although he has engaged with offending behaviour programmes and worked with a psychologist, the panel considered his attitudes towards sexual behaviour and his sexual interests to be relevant to risk.
The victim was found by a local resident, Geoffrey Brown, who heard her crying and brought her inside before calling police. Voisey was linked to the crime by partial shoe prints left on the wet bathroom floor. His diary contained an entry for the date of the attack reading: 'Phew, it’s over. Chill now.'
