{"id":347257,"date":"2026-05-28T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-how-detectives-caught-pedophile-who-pretended-to-be-disabled\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:00:18","slug":"watch-how-detectives-caught-pedophile-who-pretended-to-be-disabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-how-detectives-caught-pedophile-who-pretended-to-be-disabled\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: How detectives caught pedophile who pretended to be disabled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ww08YaevRFc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: How detectives caught pedophile who pretended to be disabled\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ww08YaevRFc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A man who spent years pretending to be severely disabled to avoid justice after being charged with 15 child sex offences against three boys, has been jailed for 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>John Siddell, 41, was accused of sexual assaults against the boys aged between four and 14.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a mother whose son was abused by him speaks out for this first time. 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