Man sentenced for grooming
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A former schools project manager
from Tunbridge Wells, who admitted to grooming young girls on the
internet before inciting them to commit sexual acts for him, has
been jailed for more than four years.
Paul Willmott, 37, previously of
Crescent Road, Tunbridge wells, was sentenced to four and a half
years at Maidstone Crown Court today.
He had admitted two
counts of meeting a child following sexual grooming, two of
sexual activity with a child, causing a child to be involved in
pornography and causing a child to engage in sexual activity, three
counts of taking indecent images of children and two counts of
making indecent images of children.
At the end of a hearing
in December at Maidstone Crown Court, he asked the judge
not to bail him and was remanded in custody
until sentencing.
The court heard how
in February a police warrant was carried out at his then home
in Tunbridge Wells, after the father of a girl he had been abusing
contacted the police, when he discovered texts between them on her
phone.
Police found evidence of his
crimes on his seized computers, including evidence that he had
used a photo of a teenage boy that wasn’t him during internet
chats with his victims.
Judge Andrew Statman sentenced
him to four and a half years in prison and also gave
him a 10 year sexual prevention order and he will have to sign
on the sex offenders register for life.
Investigating officer DC Michael
Brown of Kent Police said: "Willmott initially presented as
a respectable individual with a responsible job. However, as the
investigation continued it became apparent that he led a secret
life where he would engage in sexual activity with teenage girls
both online and, ultimately, in person. I would like to acknowledge
the bravery of the victims in talking about these crimes, and
enabling this man to be brought to justice, thereby potentially
protecting even more children. Chat rooms can be dangerous for
children and parents should take steps to protect their
children."
You can get advice
and guidance by visiting www.ceop.gov.uk
Wednesday, February 01 2012
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