Limelight chasing ex-Olympian turned rapist boasted of his career goals online

Never one to shirk a moment in the spotlight, convicted sex offender Antony James regularly posted messages on social media of himself and fellow athletes as they competed around the world. The “perverse” 35-year-old has now been sentenced to 21 years in prison, after he raped two teenage girls. The court heard how the former Olympian groomed the girls while they were aged under 16 and got them to send him sexually explicit images and videos, with the offences spanning over a decade. James, who was described as “twisted and strange” in court, was once sought out by educational institutions…