Alphonse Le Gastelois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alphonse Le Gastelois

agricultural worker and fisherman from Jersey who lived in self-imposed exile

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1914

Place of Birth: Jersey

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2012

Profession: fisher, farmworker

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alphonse Le Gastelois (14 October 1914 – 3 June 2012) was an agricultural worker and fisherman from Jersey who lived in self-imposed exile on the Écréhous reef for 14 years after being wrongly accused of a string of sexual assaults on children.
Fearing for his life, Le Gastelois felt compelled to leave Jersey to live on the small island six miles to the north east of Jersey, having been treated as a criminal and ostracised by many who lived on Jersey.
Ten years later, on 10 July 1971, the real criminal, Edward Paisnel, nicknamed the Beast of Jersey, was caught and on 29 November 1971, was sentenced to jail for 13 attacks; this ended an 11-year reign of terror.