Locations
Fairfax Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5
Description
A Lincoln man who sent sexualised messages and graphic images to a 13-year-old girl says he went on a 'drug binge' and couldn't remember his actions.
Jack Trollope, formerly of Fairfax Street, admitted engaging in sexual communication with a child and sending a photograph of his private area to cause alarm, distress or humiliation.
The 37-year-old had pleaded guilty to two charges at an earlier hearing ahead of sentencing at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday, March 21. Trollope, who was already a registered sex offender when the offences took place, was remanded until he was dealt with.
It was heard in court how Trollope evaded police for a week after he committed the crimes and was classed as a high-risk missing person, before handing himself in at Mansfield House Police Station in Leicester. He made a full admission to officers in an interview, claiming he had been on a drug binge over the last week and could not remember any of his actions.
Trollope was sentenced to two years behind bars and handed a sexual harm prevention order. He was given a 12-month sentence for the aforementioned offences, and this triggered the activation of a suspended sentence given to Trollope after he pleaded guilty to sending a photo or film of his private area to cause alarm, distress or humiliation in December
Case officer Bethany Wright, from Lincolnshire Police, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who was involved in this investigation and helped compile the evidence to bring this case to court. Trollope sent inappropriate messages to his victim that no child should have to see."