A transgender paedophile who abducted a young girl and sexually abused her for 27 hours but later claimed he acted in a “motherly way” has been jailed for 20 years by a judge in Scotland.
Andrew Miller, 53, who also uses the name Amy George, pleaded guilty to charges of abduction, sexual assault, watching pornography in the presence of a child under the age of 13, and possessing 242 indecent images of children.
Miller is a biological man who wants to be a woman, the High Court in Edinburgh was told.
On Wednesday he was jailed for 20 years at the High Court in Edinburgh by Judge Lord Arthurson, who said, “The narrative was frankly nauseating in terms of its depravity and criminal sexual deviancy.”
The judge said: “On your arrest you denied the abduction and preposterously said you had acted in a motherly way.
‘Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’
Miller was dressed as a woman when he offered the little girl a lift in February 2023.
The child—who was on her way home from a primary school and had never met Miller before—was taken back to his home and repeatedly abused in what the judge described as “every parent’s worst nightmare.”
Judge Arthurson said during Miller’s interviews with a risk assessor after he pleaded guilty, he had “even attempted to place responsibility” on the girl.
When he was interviewed by police after his arrest, Miller suggested the girl may have been “sexually active,” the judge said.
Judge Arthurson described his crimes as “brazen and chilling” and “uniquely appalling.”
The court heard the little girl dialled 999 when Miller fell asleep and police soon arrived and arrested him.
‘Deep Sense of Shame’
His defence counsel, Victoria Dow, said, “He feels a deep sense of shame, but not only for himself, but those in his life who will feel the impact.”Miller was given a 28-year extended sentence, which means 20 years in prison and a further eight years under licence in the community. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.
He has been held on remand in a men’s prison and is expected to serve his sentence in a male establishment.
Detective Chief Inspector Bryan Burns said, “Our thoughts today are with the victim and her family who have shown incredible courage and strength throughout this ordeal.”
The location of the incident in the Scottish Borders was not far from where Susan Maxwell, 11, was abducted by paedophile serial killer Robert Black in 1982. Her body was later found dumped beside the road in Staffordshire, England.
Black—who also murdered Sarah Harper, 10, Caroline Hogg, 5, and Jennifer Cardy, 9—died in jail in Northern Ireland in 2018.
The UK government blocked the bill in January, citing its “adverse impact” on UK-wide equalities protection.
The Scottish Government is seeking to challenge that decision in the UK Supreme Court.
