Two-year prison sentence because he "no longer wanted to be a father"
24/03/16 Daily Mail
A man who bought abortion pills, in a bid to cause his girlfriend to have a miscarriage after he changed his mind about wanting a baby, has been jailed.
James George, 45, was sentenced to two years in prison, after admitting one count of procuring pills to cause a miscarriage, at Swindon Crown Court last week.
George, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, admitted searching the internet and placing orders for three sets of 'abortion pills' in the hope that he would be able to trick his girlfriend into taking them and lose the baby.
He hatched the plan when he changed his mind about wanting a family and his partner confirmed she would not go through with an abortion.
When his girlfriend, who has since had an indefinite restraining order granted against him, told George that she definitely wanted to keep the baby, he bought numerous pills that promised to ensure an unborn child would be aborted.
George claimed he had bought the tablets in the hope that she would take them voluntarily once he had persuaded her to change her mind about the abortion.
His girlfriend fell pregnant in August 2014 and he was arrested in October 2014 and charged with the offence in January 2015.
Despite George being unable to carry out his plan, his girlfriend confirmed to court that she had since lost her baby and suffered deep distress following George's actions.
George was also issued with an indefinite restraining order to prevent contact with the victim.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: 'George put the victim under a lot of pressure to have a termination.
'He went to great lengths, researching abortion websites, phoning clinics and took the victim to her GP to discuss a termination.
'Despite her telling him that she wanted to keep her baby, George bought 'abortion pills' online. He stated he intended to give them to the victim once he had persuaded her to change her mind about a termination.
'Very sadly the victim lost her baby in October 2014. I hope the sentence enables her to have a sense of closure following this difficult and deeply distressing time in her life.'
A man who bought abortion pills, in a bid to cause his girlfriend to have a miscarriage after he changed his mind about wanting a baby, has been jailed.
James George, 45, was sentenced to two years in prison, after admitting one count of procuring pills to cause a miscarriage, at Swindon Crown Court last week.
George, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, admitted searching the internet and placing orders for three sets of 'abortion pills' in the hope that he would be able to trick his girlfriend into taking them and lose the baby.
He hatched the plan when he changed his mind about wanting a family and his partner confirmed she would not go through with an abortion.
When his girlfriend, who has since had an indefinite restraining order granted against him, told George that she definitely wanted to keep the baby, he bought numerous pills that promised to ensure an unborn child would be aborted.
George claimed he had bought the tablets in the hope that she would take them voluntarily once he had persuaded her to change her mind about the abortion.
His girlfriend fell pregnant in August 2014 and he was arrested in October 2014 and charged with the offence in January 2015.
Despite George being unable to carry out his plan, his girlfriend confirmed to court that she had since lost her baby and suffered deep distress following George's actions.
George was also issued with an indefinite restraining order to prevent contact with the victim.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: 'George put the victim under a lot of pressure to have a termination.
'He went to great lengths, researching abortion websites, phoning clinics and took the victim to her GP to discuss a termination.
'Despite her telling him that she wanted to keep her baby, George bought 'abortion pills' online. He stated he intended to give them to the victim once he had persuaded her to change her mind about a termination.
'Very sadly the victim lost her baby in October 2014. I hope the sentence enables her to have a sense of closure following this difficult and deeply distressing time in her life.