EXCLUSIVE: Ex-colleague of paedophile gang member tells of 'creepy' behaviour
Convicted child sex abuser Paul Brannan made disgusting comments about his younger female employees
Last updated 14th Nov 2023
The former colleague of a convicted child sex abuser in Glasgow is speaking out about how he gave her and other co-workers 'the creeps'.
Chloe, who does not want to use her full name or identify her former place of work, is exclusively speaking to Downtown Radio about her experience working with Paul Brannan.
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The 41-year-old was one of seven people involved in a child abuse ring, convicted of a litany of charges including gang rape, which a judge described as "the depths of human depravity".
Brannan - alongside Iain Owens, 45; Elaine Lannery, 39; and Lesley Williams, 42 - was also found guilty of attempting to murder a child by pushing her into a microwave and trapping her in other places.
Chloe worked alongside him as a teen, and explains he made vile comments about her in front of customers.
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Vile comments in front of customers
Reflecting on her time working alongside him, she said: "There was an incident I remember when I was around 17 or 18 years old.
"He waited until there were customers at the counter and he asked me to clean something or pick something up on the floor.
"He turned to the customers and said: 'look how easy it is to get her on her knees.'"
Chloe added: "The younger girls that were working in the store, if we were on breaks together, we would talk about the things he had done and how he gave us the creeps."
'I look back with a lot of resentment'
When asked what happened, Chloe said: "Some of his family members were coming into the store and asking 'have you seen him?'
"We said we really didn't have any idea what was going on, and during this time, he actually messaged me specifically on Facebook while he was away from his life and nobody knew where he was.
"The thought of me going to work, doing everything that he asked, being nice to him, asking about his life...it makes me feel disgusting that I was being so nice and pleasant to this guy.
"I look back with a lot of resentment now.
"I did see that time favourably before, because it was my first job and I met a lot of friends there - it makes me sad that a time you should look back at fondly is tainted by something this horrific."
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