William Goad (1944 – 20 October 2012) was a British millionaire businessman from Plymouth, Devon who was imprisoned for life for child rape.He was called in various newspapers "Britain's most prolific paedophile",with his assaults causing two of his victims to commit suicide.Goad was sent to prison for life in October 2004.He pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent assault and 14 counts of rape. He was described in court as a “voracious, calculating, predatory and violent homosexual paedophile” who sexually abused young boys over a 30-year period.