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A MAN who was stung by waiting police officers after driving 200 miles from Norfolk to Hampshire to meet an 11-year-old child has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Jeffery Batty, 50, was arrested after travelling four hours from Edingthorpe to the Rownhams Services between J3 and J4 of the M27. He expected to be greeted by an 11-year-old child, whom he had plans to abuse, but was instead met by a swarm of police officers. The officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit had already been investigating him for months. Batty, of Rectory Road, Edingthorpe, was jailed after admitting several child sex offences at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday. He was sentenced with an extended licence period of eight years and pleaded guilty to 17 charges in total. Police said Batty travelled to Hampshire in January, 2019 but continued to commit offences after that, despite knowing he was being investigated. This even continued after he was charged with arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and 11 offences of possession and distribution of indecent images in August last year. That culminated in another arranged meeting with an eight-year-old child after being released on bail. Batty was again greeted at the arranged meeting point by police officers and charged with five more offences. They included arranging to meet another child for the purpose of sex and possessing and distributing indecent images and videos of children. However, he was later remanded. Batty will now be put on the sex offenders register for life and will be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Detective Inspector Phil Attwood, from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, said: Batty is clearly a depraved, dangerous individual who was fully committed to undertaking abhorrent abuse of children. It is only right that he has received a lengthy prison sentence, and Id like to highlight the work of the investigators involved in this case for ensuring that he was unable to carry out his sordid intentions. This investigation forms part of our continued priority to protect children from sexual exploitation from those who seek to do them harm, and I would urge anyone who has information on child abuse or is a victim to report it to your local police force right away via 101. We will always follow up allegations of abuse, no matter when they occurred, and victims can talk in confidence to experienced investigators who will help them get access to a range of support.

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A convicted sex offender who admitted possessing more than 3000 indecent images of children was warned by a judge that custody was on the cards for him.

Peter Hollamby, 32, of Louise Close, Great Yarmouth, admitted breaching his sexual harm prevention order and three charges of downloading indecent images of children when he appeared before Norwich Crown Court.

The court heard that the case involved more than 3000 images which had been downloaded on various devices including a mobile phone and computer tablet.

His case was adjourned for reports and Judge Stephen Holt warned him: 'Custody must be very much on the cards but it will be up to the sentencing judge.'

Chris Youell appeared for the prosecution and Danielle O'Donovan appeared for Hollamby.

Hollamby was given conditional bail and is due to be sentenced on February 4.

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A man, who groomed and sexually assaulted two young girls, has been jailed for 12 years, and given a four year extended licence for the protection of the public.

Benjamin Fish, 38, formerly from North Norfolk, was also placed on the sex offender's register for life and banned from ever working with children.

Fish, of no fixed address, admitted rape and sex assaults on one victim, which began when she was seven years old. He also admitted sex assaults on a second girl.

Andrew Shaw, prosecuting at Norwich Crown Court, said Fish told one of the victims he would kill her if she told anyone about the sex assaults. He said Fish groomed the victim by buying her a number of expensive items.

Mr Shaw said it was only when she was older that she found the courage to come forward and make a complaint about Fish.

In an impact statement, one of the victim's said she still has nightmares about what happened.

Judge Stephen Holt imposed a 16 year extended sentence on Fish jailing him for 12 years and ordering that he be on extended licence for four years on his release for the protection of the public.

He said that Fish had committed a number of serious sex assaults on the two girls and said: 'You groomed them by buying expensive presents such as bags and phones.'

Judge Holt said that one of the victim's, who suffered the most serious assaults, had turned the corner after she came forward to make a complaint: 'Once she had the courage to tell people about what had happened that seemed to help her turn the corner.'

Judge Holt gave Fish credit for his guilty pleas for sparing the victims coming to court.

Michael Clare, for Fish, said he never used any violence and deserved credit for his pleas.

'He has an insight into what he has done and the harm he has caused and is showing genuine remorse.'

He said Fish was showing a willingness to address his problems.