Salisbury man jailed after using AI to put teen's face on woman's naked body
Craig Arrowsmith attempted to groom a 15-year-old girl
A man from Salisbury has been jailed for 12 months and suspended for 18 after attempting to groom a 15-year-old girl.
Craig Arrowsmith, who's 48-years-old, pleaded guilty to numerous sex offences at Salisbury Crown Court yesterday (1st September).
Arrowsmith messaged a teenage girl in a sexual manner despite knowing her age, and used photos of her to put her face onto an AI-generated female's naked body.
He pleaded guilty to sexual communication with a child, making indecent images of children and four counts of possession of extreme pornography, namely bestiality.
The detective on the case, DC Louise Butler, thanked the victim for her bravery in coming forward.
A Wiltshire police spokesperson said "On January 30th, 2024, police received a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) referral from the victim’s school raising concerns that the victim was receiving inappropriate messages from Arrowsmith.
"Arrowsmith was arrested and bailed. An examination of his phone revealed that between March 2023 and January 2024, Arrowsmith repeatedly messaged the victim, a 15-year-old girl, on a social media platform, many of which were sexual in nature.
"Four videos featuring bestiality were also found on his phone, as well as a total of 245 category C indecent images were also found on his phone, all of which related to superimposed photos of the victim."
Wiltshire police are urging anyone who suspects a person of carrying out child sexual exploitation, or thinks someone they know might be a victim, to visit their how to report possible child abuse page or call 101.