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Sex Offender Database: Tony Crozier Case Report

Tony Crozier, 27, of Chareway, Hexham, Northumberland, has been sentenced after attempting to engage in sexual communication with two children he believed were 13 and 12 years old. He was actually messaging undercover police decoys.

At Newcastle Crown Court, Crozier pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. The offences took place in early 2025.

The court heard that Crozier told the decoy posing as a 13-year-old: “I guess you like older guys.” He then sent lewd messages, called her “sexy”, and asked for sexual images and for her to perform a sex act on him.

When messaging the decoy posing as a 12-year-old, he described the 20-year age gap as “weird” but continued the sexual communication. He sent a picture of his genitals and asked her to send an image of herself.

Recorder Mark Giuliani described the language Crozier used as “disgusting and despicable.”

In mitigation, Mr O’Brien told the court that Crozier had “the good sense to enter guilty pleas at the plea and trial preparation hearing” after initially denying the offences. He said Crozier had come to accept he was “to blame for this offending” and showed “good insight into the appalling nature of these kind of offences.” It was noted that Crozier had no previous convictions and had lost his good name in the community, where it had become “common knowledge” that he had a sexual interest in children. He was also unable to return to work.

Recorder Giuliani sentenced Crozier to 11 months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months. He must complete 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and attend 26 days of group work.

Addressing Crozier, the Recorder said: “Essentially you engaged in highly sexualised communication with two individuals who you thought were young children.” He noted there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation in the community.