Locations
Meadow Orchard, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12
Description
A PENSIONER who tried to incite a seven-year-old child to performing a sexual act on him has been jailed.
David Hughes, of Meadow Orchard, Broadway, near Evesham, was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court, sitting in Redditch, on Monday (July 27) for attempting to arrange or facilitate the offence of inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
The 77-year-old tried to arrange to get a seven-year-old girl to perform a sexual act on him between October and November 2023 in Worcester.
He denied this in court, but was found guilty in June following a trial.
At sentencing, Hughes was jailed for four years by Recorder Michael Burrows.
His Nokia, iPhone, and Computer towers were all seized, he will need to register with the police on a regular basis once released, and he was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order, which will restrict his ability to reoffend.
Hughes cannot use a device to access the internet without first allowing the police to ensure the device retains his internet history, use a device which can store digital images unless police officers can inspect it upon request, and using the internet to contact anyone under 16.
Alongside these restrictions relating to technology, Hughes is also prohibited from having unsupervised contact with children under 16, live with a child under 16, or leave England and Wales without first informing the police where he is going and for how long.
He was also ordered to pay £4,830 in costs and a £228 surcharge by the end of October.