Mitcham Man Planned to Drug and Rape Children as Young as Six

Mitcham man planned to drug and rape children as young as six

He habitually touted himself as a pimp, offering a service to other paedophiles

A man from Mitcham who made arrangements to travel abroad and pay to rape children as young as six, and helped others to do the same, has been convicted.

The Crown Prosecution Service’s dedicated Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit prosecuted Edward Gratwick, 68, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Warning: Distressing details. The court heard that Gratwick was arrested at Stansted Airport in March before boarding a flight to Bucharest, Romania. His home address was searched and a number of electronic devices and the drug GBL was found in his property. Analysis of his dev…