Kelsey Brookes 25

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A Rotherham woman sobbed as she was sent to prison for inciting a vulnerable teenage boy, said to have the mental capability of an 11-year-old, to engage in sexual activity with her.

Jailing 25-year-old Kelsey Brookes for three separate sex offences against the boy, Judge David Dixon said: You made explicit requests to, in effect, have sex with a child.

You sent him videos of yourselfand you sent pictures of yourself in the shower, fully naked.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how the boy, described as very vulnerable, was 15 at the time of the offences. He is entitled to lifelong anonymity.

A boy with the mental capability of an 11-year-old was being asked to have sex with an adult, who was sending graphic images of her pleasuring herself, Judge Dixon said, adding: His ability to comprehend adult emotions is greatly restricted.

Over several months, Brookes contacted the boys phone 1,413 times, while he contacted her 2,467 times, prosecutor Gurdial Singh told the court.

Mr Singh said some messages were sexually graphic and outlined what the pair wanted to do to each other.

A picture of the boys genitals, which he sent to Brookes, was retained on her phone.

Judge Dixon said he was obliged to sentence Brookes for the offence of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity on the basis there was no sexual activity carried out between the pair - with her offending limited to what was uncovered in her phone communication with the boy.

He told the court, however, that he has doubts about that, given the nature of their communication.

Brookes offending was revealed after her phone was examined and she was charged with causing or inciting a boy aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity; an offence of engaging in sexual activity with a child and one offence of causing a child aged 13 to 15 to watch or look at an image of sexual activity.

Brookes, of Whitehill Road, Brinsworth, Rotherham, admitted all three charges.

Defending, Rebecca Randall said Brookes has shown genuine remorse for her offending, through her guilty pleas, glowing letters of recommendation, and her letter to the court.

Ms Randall said that while Brookes - who previously held a clean criminal record - did not seek to excuse or justify her behaviour, she was enduring a period of extreme stress at the time she committed the offences.

This behaviour was entirely out of character, said Ms Randall.

Shes consumed by shame, said Ms Randall, adding that Brookes mental health had deteriorated to the extent that she felt it necessary to contact the mental health crisis team in April 2024.

Both Brookes and members of her family, who were sitting in the public gallery, sobbed as Judge Dixon sent her to begin a 30-month prison sentence.

He also made her the subject of a 15-year sexual harm prevention order, which will restrict her use of the internet and prohibit her from living under the same roof as a boy under the age of 18, unless she receives permission from the relevant local authority.