IAN STEWART'S BRIDLINGTON CHILD ABDUCTION CHARGES DISMISSED IN COURT

In a significant legal development in Bridlington, Ian Stewart, a man with a long history of sex offenses, was recently acquitted by a jury of charges related to child abduction. The case, which took place at Hull Crown Court, involved serious allegations that spanned over a two-week period last December, during which Stewart was accused of stalking and attempting to abduct two young girls.

Ian Stewart, aged 62 and residing on Trinity Road in Bridlington, faced multiple charges including two counts of child abduction, attempted child abduction, and battery. The prosecution argued that Stewart had been engaging in predatory behavior, specifically targeting two 12-year-old girls. Witnesses testified that Stewart would frequently be seen in the vicinity of Leisure World in Bridlington or near local schools, where he would approach the girls, greeting them with phrases like