Transgender Paedophile Who Said He Acted in a ‘Motherly Way’ Jailed for 20 Years

Undated image of Andrew Miller, who abducted a child while dressed as a woman, and was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Oct. 18, 2023. Police Scotland

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.

“Abduction of young children for the purposes of sexual torment is a mercifully rare crime in this jurisdiction,” he added.

‘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.

Andrew Miller (covered) is led from Selkirk Sheriff Court in Selkirk, Scotland, on Feb. 9, 2023. Andrew Milligan/PA

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.

Miller, who had run a butcher’s shop, was wearing women’s underwear when arrested and claimed making the girl sleep in the bed with him “was a motherly thing” to do.

‘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.

Earlier this year Adam Graham, a man who used the name Isla Bryson, was jailed for eight years in Scotland for raping women on separate occasions in 2016 and 2019.

Then-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon later confirmed Graham would serve the sentence in a men’s prison.

In December 2022 the Scottish Parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which would enable anyone over the age of 16 to self-identify their gender.

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.

PA Media contributed to this report.