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A sex offender found in possession of 50,000 indecent images of children and who orchestrated the sexual abuse of children for custom videos has been jailed.

Richard Haswell, from Wolverhampton, was communicating with another sex offender in the Philippines and directed the abuse that should be carried out for the videos.

He claimed he was being pestered to send money to the abuser, West Midlands Police said.

The 62-year-old admitted several charges at Wolverhampton Crown Court where he was jailed for six years on Monday.

When officers arrived at Haswell's house in Cornwall Road in July last year, he admitted having devices with indecent images on.

The images included children as young as six months old - as well as extreme pornography.

He told officers during an interview that he was being pestered into sending money to the abuser in the Philippines, but could not explain why he did not block them, the force said.

Haswell pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images, possessing extreme pornography, six counts of making indecent images and two counts of arranging or facilitating a child sex offence.

He will serve three years on licence after his release and was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

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A sex abuser has been locked up for 13 years after be preyed on a five-year-old girl. Benjamin Holmes, 31, was found with images on his phone after he was arrested by police.

The pictures depicted his abuse, a court heard. Holmes, of Ravensholme, Wolverhampton, was found guilty of causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday, June 6.

Alongside his prison sentence, he was handed a sexual harm prevention order and restraining order to protect his victim.

Det Con Louise Sutton, of Worcester CID, praised the victim for having the courage to speak to police despite her young age. She said: "We are pleased to get this lengthy sentence on behalf of the young victim who showed enormous courage to speak to us about this devious predator.

"We take sexual offences of all kinds extremely seriously and it takes a lot of bravery for those affected by these appalling crimes to report such matters. We would always encourage people who are victims of these offences to approach police.

"We will always listen and offer all the support you need to get justice for you and to help you to rebuild your lives."

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A Wolverhampton man has been jailed for child sex offences with the help of undercover police who contacted him online and posed as a teenage girl.

Acting on intelligence, officers first interacted with Nicholas Robinson on a social media platform earlier this year where they presented themselves as an adult.

Robinson declared to them that he had a sexual interest in children and offered money to contribute towards a camera to obtain explicit photos and videos of youngsters.

Videos of child abuse were then sent to the undercover officer.

In February, a second covert officer interacted with Robinson, posing as a 13-year-old girl, and was asked to perform a sexual act.

Robinson, aged 35, from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to charges at an earlier hearing and was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on May 16 to three years in jail for four counts of child sex offences.

These included distributing an indecent image of a child and attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child.

West Midlands Police Detective Constable Neil Cunnington said: "We want to create an environment of disruption, fear and apprehension amongst people who operate online to sexually abuse children.

"Arresting and convicting offenders like Robinson is the main way we achieve this.

"If anyone is concerned about someone's online behaviour, or suspects they are grooming children, then please get in touch so we can investigate."

Last year, the force's Major Crime Unit's online undercover work led to the arrest of 73 predatory sexual offenders.

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An "unrepentant sexual predator" who failed to change his ways was jailed after being snared by paedophile hunters. Roy Moseley sent sickening images and messages to a decoy, who he believed to be a 13-year-old schoolgirl

The 66-year-old set up a profile on Chat-Avenue using his middle name, which a judge said was 'no doubt an attempt to conceal his true identity and avoid detection'. Over three-and-a-half months, Moseley had "persistently tried to persuade" the 'girl' to engage in sexual activity, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.

He lied to the 'girl' about his age, telling her he was 45 and, despite being told her young age "right from the very start", he made reference to his penis and finding her sexually desirable. The court was told Moseley had "persisted in forcefully asking her to send pictures" and asked her to watch as he carried out vile acts.

Moseley had sent explicit photographs and videos to the 'girl' on "multiple occasions" and made suggestions as to how she could avoid detection by her family when sending him the pictures he had asked for. He also attempted to make video calls and made "continual sexualised suggestions" as to what he would like to do to her during the conversations, which spanned between August 29 and December 10 last year.

As she sentenced Moseley on Thursday, March 14, Her Honour Judge Amy Jacobs told him: "There is a wealth of evidence obtained over the last few years about the lasting harm that is caused to children through sexual abuse such as this. And it's lucky in your case no children were harmed, because the child with whom you thought you were communicating with was a decoy, she doesn't exist."

She continued: "You have been convicted of similar offending before. In 2012, you were convicted for making and possessing indecent images of children, and that led to a community order, with a requirement to participate in a sex offender treatment programme. Although I'm told you did complete that programme, clearly, you didn't change your ways as a result of it because in 2019, you were convicted of similar offences to these and you were sent to prison.

"To put it bluntly, you are an unrepentant sexual predator, who repeatedly seeks sexual gratification with children and you have not been willing or able to resist your sexual desire for children, despite, what must have been significant input from the probation service."

Moseley, who lived in Worcester Court, Wolverhampton, was jailed for 44 months after pleading guilty to two charges. For attempting to to cause/incite a child to engage in sexual activity - no penetration - he received 44 months, and for attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act, he was given 20 months, to be served concurrently. He was told he would serve up to half of the sentence in custody before being released on licence. He was told time spent on remand in custody would count towards the sentence.

The judge also made Moseley the subject of a 15-year sexual harm prevention order and told him it was "necessary to try to prevent you from causing similar harm in the future". She continued: "You've clearly not learned your lesson from the offences of which you've previously been convicted and which span a large number of years. I very much hope that on this occasion, you are able to access some help whilst you are in custody so that when you are released we do not have to deal with you once again for this kind of offending."

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A sex offender from Wolverhampton has been jailed after he raped two women.

Jonathon Baker was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court to 22 years in prison on Thursday (22 Feb).

The court heard how Baker, 46, started relationships with the women between 2013 and 2018.

During these relationships, he increasingly moved to more violent behaviour, having initially lured them by "making them feel like the most important woman in the world" the court heard.

Eventually, he administered a drug on one of the women before sexually assaulting her.

The two women bravely came forward and told police about what had happened to them, leading to Baker's arrest in October 2018.

In interview, Baker tried to claim everything had been consensual between him and them, then he changed his story and accused them of making up their accusations against him.

When the accusation of drugging the woman came up, Baker was seen to laugh at the suggestion.

Despite this, the officers investigating Baker were able to build a conclusive case against him.

Baker was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and administering a substance to enable sexual activity.

He will spend a minimum of 11 years, less the year he has already served, in prison before he is eligible for parole.

He was convicted in 2022 and has been in prison since.

If you have been subjected to sexual abuse or violence, you don’t have to deal with it on your own. 

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A man and woman exchanged hundreds of "vile" messages about young girls, a court heard.

Indecent images of children aged between four and 13 were found on convicted sex offender Colin Dawson’s laptop and phones after they were seized by police.

In court, Annette Punter, 65, from Wolverhampton pleaded guilty to being in possession of extreme pornography and was given a 20-month prison term, suspended for two years.

Dawson, 61, also of Wolverhampton, admitted making indecent images of children and was jailed for two years and four months.

Investigators had identified Dawson's home as being linked to online chats referring to child abuse.

Following her arrest Punter told detectives she was manipulated by Dawson, who police said she was in a relationship with at the time.

Both pleaded guilty to conspiring to take indecent images of children between 9 and 19 November 2018.

Dawson, of Merridale, also admitted making 44 indecent images on various dates between 4 November 2018 and 7 July 2020.

Punter, of East Park, admitted a further charge of taking and distributing indecent images of children between 2 and 5 November 2018.

Dawson will remain on the sex offenders’ register for life and Punter will be on it for 10 years.

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A dangerous sex offender from Wolverhampton has been jailed for 19 and a half years for the rape and assault of a woman.

Over a period of several years, Lamont Geddes, aged 24, controlled the life of a woman mentally and physically, sexually abusing her as well as coercively controlling her.

He made threats to kill the woman and threatened to put petrol through her letterbox.

On 11 August last year, the woman flagged down a passing police car after an episode of abuse and bravely told our officers of the horrific ordeals she had been subjected to over the years.

She said that Geddes took her life away. 

He was then charged with 11 offences and was found guilty by a jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court of all offences - six counts of rape, two counts of assault, controlling and coercive behaviour, grievous bodily harm and attempted wounding.  

Geddes, of Douglas Place, was sentenced on 27 September to 19 and a half years in prison. 

Detective Constable Beth Felton from our Adult Complex Investigation Team, said: "This case spanned over several years and the level of abuse escalated with Geddes making the woman’s life a living nightmare. 

“After one violent assault the woman managed to flag down a passing police vehicle and the true horror of the abuse came to light.

"She has shown incredible courage throughout this investigation which proved pivotal in securing a conviction.

“Geddes denied the charges in their entirety, forcing the woman to have the traumatic experience of giving evidence in court.

"The sentence is a clear recognition of the risk and seriousness of Geddes horrific offences.

“We hope the woman’s bravery encourages others subjected to abuse and sexual assault to come forward we are here to help and listen.”

West Midlands Police’s Public Protection officers are specially trained to deal sensitively with sexual abuse survivors, offer them support and guide them through the court process.

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A paedophile who penned creepy handwritten letters to 'sexy' women claiming to be their secret admirer has been locked up. Convicted sex offender Danny Patrick secretly kept watch over his four unsuspecting victims before finding out where they lived and delivering anonymous letters to their doorsteps.

The 36-year-old even put his mobile number on the notes after asking the women to text him with their name and age to find out who he was and what he wanted. But his clumsy mistake meant police were able to easily trace him and pin him to the 'deeply sinister' crime.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how Patrick is a registered sex offender who is managed by an officer and subject to a sexual harm prevention order. His first victim received his handwritten letter through her front door on the morning of August 31 last year.

Patrick wrote "you are so sexy" before leaving his mobile number and telling the woman to "text him" so she could discover his true identity. The woman shrugged off Patrick's letter, believing it had either been incorrectly sent or it was a 'prank', prosecutor Ms Coton said.

But she received another letter two days later which said "I want to s*** you" and "look forward to hearing from you" before signing off the note with "your admirer". She checked her Ring doorbell footage and spotted an unknown man hand-delivering the letter and so reported it to the police.

Ms Coton said the woman was 'distressed', adding: "She keeps thinking that he will come back to her home where her and her family live. She was scared to go out in case he was watching her house."

A second woman returned home to find an envelope left in her hallway on November 17 last year. A handwritten letter inside it said Patrick - of Brantley Avenue, Finchfield, Wolverhampton - had 'had his eyes on her for a while' and described her as 'sexy'.

It then read: "Nobody has to know me and you touched." The letter also included the convict's number and was signed off "your admirer".

Ms Coton said: "She was left scared and panicked at the thought of someone watching her. She had no idea who it was. She did not recognise the number."

The woman, who said she was concerned about travelling to and from work, then notified police. In a statement, she said: "It has left me feeling scared, anxious, nervous and fearful of what may happen going forward."

A third woman received a handwritten letter in an envelope which had a stamp but no postage mark on it on November 28. Patrick's letter was similar to the previous ones he had sent, Ms Coton said.

He asked the woman, who was 18 at the time, to text her name and age to find out his identity. But her mum ripped up the note 'in disgust' after opening it on her daughter's behalf.

In a statement, the victim said: "Since receiving this letter, I feel very uncomfortable and anxious to be at home. I have also changed my travelling habits and my routine over concerns of who may be watching me."

The fourth woman came home at about 3pm to find a white envelope on her doorstep on December 2. It also had a stamp but no postage mark on it and was addressed 'to the female occupier', the prosecutor said.

It included the same content as previous letters, which left the woman feeling 'scared, paranoid and uncomfortable' as she feared she was being watched. Patrick was arrested at home and went on to deny he was responsible for sending the letters, claiming he 'stays at home and does not go out'.

But he 'bowed his head down' and remained silent when police played doorbell footage of him at one of his victim's homes. The sex offender admitted four counts of sending a letter/communication/article conveying indecent/offensive messages.

He has six convictions for eight offences including having indecent or pseudo photographs of children, attempted sexual communication with a child and attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming. Patrick has also previously appeared before the court for breaching his sex offender prevention order and notification requirements.

Thomas Duggan, defending, said the paedophile understands he could have caused the women 'stress'. Sentencing, Judge Jonathan Gosling said Patrick's previous convictions pointed towards an 'unnatural interest in children'.

He said the messages were 'deeply concerning', adding: "This was persistent. It clearly involved some planning.

"He left his own mobile [number] which the police had little difficulty in tracing. This was a deeply sinister and unpleasant crime.

"You must have followed these women. They were terrified they were being watched by a sexual predator and had no idea what to expect next.

Patrick was jailed for 20 months and handed a 10-year restraining order on July 4

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This is the first picture of a sick teenager who pestered a schoolgirl into sending him graphic pictures of her at home. Sex offender TJ Till-Smith met his nine-year-old victim on Instagram.

He asked the child to 'send him nudes' despite knowing how old she was. When the youngster refused to keep up with the paedophile's demands, he threatened to post the sordid clips online.

She was left so tearful and distressed, she eventually revealed all to her parents. Till-Smith - who was just 16 at the time - avoided jail time for his vile offending.

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The young girl was in a 'very emotional state' when her mum came home after a morning shift in January 2021. She was 'hysterical' and took an hour to speak about what had happened, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard.

She told her mum someone had told her to 'send rude pictures', prosecutor Glyn Samuel said. The girl's dad checked her phone but the conversations had been automatically deleted.

Her mobile phone was then reset to factory settings, with parental controls added. Police received information that indecent images of children had been uploaded to Till-Smith's Instagram account about 18 months later.

Officers woke him up to arrest him at his home at 7.45am on July 14 last year. At first, Till-Smith blamed a friend for using his social media account before later confirming he was responsible for accessing indecent images from Google.

Till-Smith - now aged 18 - then said he was unaware he had broken the law and asked officers if they 'could just delete them'. He asked if he was going to be jailed and if he would be sent to a young offenders institute or an adult prison, Mr Samuel said.

Police discovered the sex offender, of Daisy Walk, Wolverhampton, made 60 separate searches for sick content online. He had more than 200 indecent images of children aged between nine and 16.

They also realised that he had been speaking with his young victim after adding her as a friend on Instagram in January 2021. He repeatedly asked for pictures and videos and continued to demand explicit videos even though she had told him her age.

He went on to say he wanted details of a friend of the victim before asking her to 'send nudes'. She told Till-Smith 'no' but he threatened to post her content online, leaving her tearful.

The pair spoke over two days, with their initial conversation trailing into the early hours of the morning, police found. Alison Scott-Jones, defending, said Till-Smith 'lacks maturity' and has been diagnosed with ADHD which means he has issues with his 'understanding'.

He told police he was about 15 when he started searching online for indecent images because others at school said they were receiving them. Till-Smith said he was 'exploring his sexuality' and was only interested in people his age.

The defendant went on to say he thought his victim was older and 'justified' his actions by claiming 'everyone does it'. Sentencing, Judge Rebecca Crane said it was important Till-Smith 'received support' and decided against detaining him.

Till-Smith was given a 24-month community order, with a 55-day sex offenders treatment programme and a 55-day rehabilitation activity requirement. He must remain on the sex offenders registers for five years and was given a five-year sexual harm prevention order on Thursday, June 29.

He admitted causing a child to engage in sexual activity, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts of taking indecent photographs of children and three counts of making indecent images of children.

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A lewd paedophile took Lego Star Wars sets and a toilet brush to a sordid meetup at a Costa Coffee.

Mark Edwards, 50, brought the gifts and a sex toy, among other troubling items, to the coffee shop - where he had hoped to meet with the parents of a seven-year-old boy, whom he planned to rape. A court heard the convicted sex offender used the pseudonym Daddy4Young on an online fetish forum as he sought out young victims to abuse.

But the paedophile was subject to a sting set up by Merseyside Police. Officers created a profile on a sex fetish and sadomasochism website and posted in a group on the chatroom saying he was "curious about kinks".

Edwards, going under the username "Daddy4Young", contacted the decoy saying he was "interested in talking to a fellow paedophile" and was particularly interested in children aged between seven and 13.

And he was arrested at the coffee shop in Edge Hill, Liverpool, after travelling more than 80 miles from his home in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

Online, Edwards went on to discuss having sex with the fictional child, saying he would bring him Lego and wanted to have "nake time" with the youngster, reports Liverpool Echo.

When he was detained on August 19, the bemused pervert asked "how did you know it was me?". Two Star Wars Lego sets, tealights, a sex toy, a bat, shoe laces, a box of Deep Heat and a toilet brush were found during a search of his car.

His mobile phone was seized and was found to have a browser which wipes the user's internet history installed. Edwards also had a stash of 59 indecent images of children stored on the device.

A separate operation by West Midlands Police had seen a second undercover profile set up on the same site, posing as the father of a 12-year-old boy. Edwards began chatting with the officer on August 8, confessing that he wanted a "young boy to be his willing sex slave and torture boy".

The twisted predator spoke about "whipping" his son and again discussed meeting up and having sex with the child. He has one previous set of convictions from 2016 for making and possessing indecent images of children.

On this occasion, Edwards was given a community order and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. This banned him from deleting his internet history or installing software which allowed him to conceal his online activities.

But after the latest offences, Edwards was jailed for eight years and handed an extended four-year licence period at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday.

He admitted two counts of arranging a child sex offence, encouraging sexual activity with a child, three charges of making indecent images, possession of indecent images and breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

Sentencing, Recorder David Knifton KC said: "It is apparent that you are sexually attracted to children, particularly children between the ages of five and 13 years. These offences were part of a well-established pattern of sexual offending, behaviour against children which has now escalated to the stage of attempted contact with a child.

"You show little insight into what is regarded as significantly distorted thinking and behaviour and the appalling consequences which it could have led to. You pose a high risk of serious harm to children.

"It is clear that you were intent on meeting with other like-minded paedophiles with a view to committing the most serious sex offences, including rape against young children, with little or no regard to the consequences for any potential victims. You are clearly a dangerous offender."

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Rapist jailed after brave victims help us secure convictions

A man who raped a woman and blackmailed her over naked photos has been jailed after we worked with her, plus another woman, to secure his conviction.

Carlos Fletcher, who also tried to rape a 14-year-old girl, was jailed for 12 years after the two women bravely came forward to disclose the offences.

With the support of our specially-trained officers they were able to help us build the case against 23-year-old Fletcher.

The first girl contacted us in autumn of 2020 to tell us that back in 2017, when she was 14, Fletcher forced her to repeatedly engage in sexual activities with him.

And that pressure from him continued when he started asking for naked images.

His second victim, who was around 20 when he raped her, also got in contact with us after telling a confidante what Fletcher had done.

She'd also felt forced to send him naked images and he threatened to share those with other people if she didnt give him money.

Our digital forensics experts were able to retrieve images from Fletcher's phone and unlock messages from him to present compelling evidence to the trial jury.

Fletcher, of Junction Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, had denied all the charges rape, attempted rape of a child, sexual activity with a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and blackmail.

But after a five-day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, he was convicted on 9 April on all five counts. Fletcher was given a 12-year jail sentence on 1 June and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

DC David Powles from our Public Protection Unit, said: "The bravery of these two women, in coming to us and being able to tell us what happened to them, has been vital in this case.

"We have been able to support them throughout the investigation, legal hearings and as they provided the court with their testimonies. And it has resulted in Fletcher being put behind bars for many years, preventing him from preying on any other women.

"We hope his conviction and jailing will now help these two courageous women in their recovery from their awful ordeals."

If youve been subjected to a sexual assault, no matter how long ago, we have specialist officers to help you.

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A Wolverhampton child rapist has been jailed for 24 years after subjecting two young girls to years of sexual abuse.

Joseph Smith, 37, used his position of trust to prey on the girls from for more than four years until he was arrested in June 2019.

West Midlands Police said Smith had been living in Wolverhampton when he began his abuse of the first girl by sexual touching, before raping her. The abuse continued for several years until the girl found the courage to report what was happening to her.

After detectives from the force's Public Protection Unit began an investigation into what happened, it emerged that Smith had also abused a second girl by sexually assaulting her.

Smith then denied the charges and forced both survivors to endure a two-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court which ended on November 24 when the jury found him guilty of nine counts of sexual assault and nine counts of rape.

On Thursday Smith, most recently of Wiltshire, was sentenced by a judge to 24 years in prison and will remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Detective Constable Kerry Bromhall, of the unit, said: Smith subjected the girls to years of physical abuse, not to mention the psychological torment that such abuse often leaves behind.

I commend these young girls for their bravery, firstly in coming forward to report what happened to them, but also in continually reliving their experience through a lengthy investigation, hampered by Covid, and giving evidence at trial.

I truly hope this sentence gives them the closure they need and the knowledge that Smith is no longer able to do this to anyone else.

The force added that anyone who has been subjected to sexual abuse, no matter how long ago will be listened to by specialist officers.

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A Judge has accused Instagram of providing a platform for paedophiles by hosting a kinky sex chat site for men who fantasise about dominating young girls.

The judge at Exeter Crown Court criticised the social media company as he jailed a 39-year-old man who used Instagram's Daddy Dom Little Girl community to groom a vulnerable 15-year-old schoolgirl.

Dominic Nielen-Groen sent a stream of messages to the girl before driving 167 miles from his home in Wolverhampton to meet her at a play park in Seaton, East Devon.

He hugged her but she became alarmed when he tried to get her to suck a baby's dummy. She went home but he carried on sending messages trying to set up a second meeting on the beach or at a nearby nature reserve.

Computer engineer Nielen-Groen used the name Papa Bear on the Instagram community, where the girl attracted more than 3,000 followers in the space of a few weeks after registering with the name F****** Little Brat.

She engaged in sexualised chat with scores of older men, sometimes exchanging messages with 500 at a time, and sold images of her naked breasts or bottom to older men who paid her through Paypal.

She developed severe behavioural problems and her mother made a victim impact statement said she now has screaming rages and has attempted to take her own life three times.

The girl remained in Instagram's Daddy Dom Little Girl (DDLG) community for months before the tech giant removed her account. Police traced Nielen-Groen after the girl contacted police early this year. Police who searched his home found another dummy and a collar with the words Little Girl in his bedroom along with a 50 Shades style contract setting out rules and punishments.

The punishments included spanking, self spanking, slaps, cold baths, being tied up, as well as time out and no television or internet.

Some rules and penalties were overtly sexual, including bans on masturbation and taking part in various sex acts at the behest of the 'Daddy'.

Birmingham City University graduate Nielen-Groen, of Annan Road, Wolverhampton, denied meeting a child after grooming with the intention of committing a sexual offence but was convicted.

He was jailed for 18 months by Recorder Mr Jonathan Barnes, who also put him on the sex offenders register and made a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which restrict future contact with children and enables the police to monitor his use of the internet.

The judge criticised Instagram's failure to hand over chat logs of the conversations between Nielen-Groen and the girl.

He said:"Sometimes these social media companies put misplaced loyalty to their customers before the administration of justice."

He said it was clear that the DDLG community was widely used by paedophiles like Nielen-Groen

He said:"You asserted the community had nothing to do with child sex. It may be there are adult members of the community who do not have paedophile tendencies.

"I am quite sure that many of the members, including you, join it because they have a sexual interest in children. You flattered the girl and wanted her to be your 'little'.

"You eventually traveled to meet her in Devon and you intended to commit a sexual offence. You knew full well she was a schoolgirl who was under 16."

During a four day trial Nielen-Groen claimed the girl had never told him her age and he believed her to be an adult who was engaging in age-play and role-play fantasies.

He said he travelled to Devon to meet her but had no intention of taking part in any sexual activity with her. He said he was shocked when she told him her age for the first time in the park in Seaton.

The girl said she joined the DDLG community because she was lonely and wanted to find new friends online. 

At first she found it amazing but soon realised there was a sinister side to some of the other users. Her Instagram account remained online for months before it was removed.

She said:"It grew very quickly and I became part of a community. I knew it was kind of wrong and edgy but I wanted to do it. I wanted to be part of it and for people to talk to me.

"I would take pictures of my body and send them for money. They were pictures of a chest and bum. I had about 500 contacts at a time messaging me."

She said parts of the DDLG site were marked as 18+ but she her account was not and she told him she was 15.

She said:"Some were 18+ but many were under age. I grew to have over 3,000 followers. I did block some men. I did sell some pictures. I did not advertise that but I posted my Paypal on my story once. it was not a recurring theme.

"The majority of men who talked to me did want sexual conversations. I talked to over 20 a day on direct message. There were hundreds in all. I told some I was over age but said I was 15 to the majority.

"Every time I put on my phone I had 20 plus messages. I was having lots of different conversations with lots of different men."