Nottinghamshire man jailed for sending explicit images to young girl
He has been handed a 15-year-sentence
A Nottinghamshire man has been jailed for sending explicit messages to a young girl.
Neil Wilson was told he was chatting to a 13-year-old girl when he requested explicit photos of her in an online chatroom.
The 46-year-old of Osmaston Walk in Mansfield was in fact speaking to an undercover police officer.
A search of his devices found explicit messages to an actual young girl as well as 25 'Category A' images, the most sever classification of indecent images.
Six images classed as ‘Category B’ and 80 labelled as ‘Category C’ were also found.
Wilson, formally of Osmaston Walk, Mansfield, went on to plead guilty to inciting a female child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and possession of extreme pornographic images.
He also pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photos of a child.
Today (15th May) he was jailed for 15 years, which includes an 8-year jail sentence and an added 7-year extended licence.
Wilson was also made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and was placed on the sex offenders’ register.
Detective Constable Oliver Pemberton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Wilson’s actions were completely disgraceful, and it was thanks to the fantastic work of officers that he was exposed.
“Keeping children safe from harm means keeping them safe from people like Wilson who attempt to prey on them online where they think nobody can see what they are doing.
“I’d like to take this time to praise the strength of the victim throughout the investigation and lengthy court process.
"I hope this result helps give the victim and their family some closure and also serves as a warning to others about the consequences of such depraved behaviour.”