Locations
Brenchley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15
Description
A Maidstone sex offender has been jailed after a police dog detected ‘invisible’ DNA at the crime scene.
Lloyd Cundall groomed his victim using social media platforms and convinced her to meet up in secluded areas in and around Quarry Road, including woods and alleyways.
Once out of public view, Cundall repeatedly offered the teenager cocaine, cannabis, nitrous oxide (laughing gas) balloons, and alcohol before pressurising her to perform sexual acts.
He was later arrested on 24 September 2024. An initial investigation saw detectives retrieve DNA evidence – which was invisible to the naked eye – from one of the scenes with the support of Police Dog Belle.
Cundall was subsequently charged with eight counts of sexual activity with a child.
He later pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court and, on 21 May 2025, Cundall, 27, of Brenchley Road, was sentenced to seven years and six months’ imprisonment.
On release, he will serve an extended licence period of four years and be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for 15 years.