Redvers Barnard claimed that he was a 'white witch ' to heal people . Manchester Crown Court heard he abused girls over three decades . One underage girl was abused by Barnard , who then took indecent photos . He was found guilty of 15 sex offences against six victims . The youngest victim was aged just four when the abuse began . He was found guilty of three rapes and sixteen indecent assaults . In 2014 it emerged that Barnard's alleged crimes were being investigated as part of Operation Midland - an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester.
Redvers Barnard claimed that he was a 'white witch ' to heal people . Manchester Crown Court heard he abused girls over three decades . One underage girl was abused by Barnard , who then took indecent photos . He was found guilty of 15 sex offences against six victims . The youngest victim was aged just four when the abuse began . He was found guilty of three rapes and sixteen indecent assaults . Barnard had pleaded not guilty and claimed that all his victims were lying .