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RAF chiefs have housed a child rapist on a military family estate despite his guilty pleas to a series of sickening offences.
Air chiefs claim red tape stops them instantly kicking out disgraced serviceman Glenn Poyner.
Instead the 35-year-old paedophile has been given a property near a primary school at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.
He was apparently moved to the estate from a block housing unattached male colleagues because of threats made against him.
Terrified parents living at the base fear for their youngsters, who had been able to play outside in safety.
35-year-old paedophile Glenn Poyner (pictured outside court in January) has been given a property near a primary school at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire
Terrified parents living at RAF Benson (pictured) fear for their youngsters, who had been able to play outside in safety
Poyner admitted multiple counts of raping a 13-year-old among other child sex crimes at a court hearing earlier this month. Among his victims was the relative of a colleague.
He is not due to be sentenced until August and senior officers have not yet discharged him from the forces.
Families expected him to be kicked out on the day of his guilty pleas but the officers have only just started to fill in the paperwork.
Until all the red tape has been cleared, the plan is for Poyner to be housed at the base, the Mail has learned.
Furious Benson residents accuse RAF chiefs of prioritising the paedophile's welfare over the safety of their children.
Poyner holds the rank of air specialist – a gender-neutral title recently introduced by top brass. He will be paid by the RAF until the discharge process is completed.
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