A paedophile who wanted to abuse a child was jailed after a police found a sick array of items in his car. Officers found handcuffs, cable ties and baby wipes in a vehicle used by Julian Davis, 62.
Davis, from Stourport-on-Severn, was sentenced to 32 monthsand handed a lifetime sexual harm prevention order at Worcester Crown Court today, Monday, January 6. He was arrested on December 4 last year after an operation by officers from West Mercia Police’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team.
After arresting Davis at a location in Worcester, officers found “alarming” items in his vehicle such as cable ties, handcuffs, a whip, lubricant, amphetamine drugs, Viagra and baby wipes, as well as mobile phones which were seized and downloaded.
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Davis was interviewed and charged on December 5 before he was bailed the following day with conditions. These included not to contact directly or indirectly anyone under the age of 18 before his sentencing.
He was found guilty of being an adult attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, possession of a controlled drug of Class B – amphetamine and arranging/facilitating commission of an offence of sexual activity with child/cause/incite child to engage in penetration.
Sickening and alarming finds discovered in Davis’ car
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Davis was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register indefinitely and pay £150 costs. Det Con Richard Britton said: “We carried out this operation on December 4 targeting Davis following intelligence work he was attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child.
“What we found in his car was alarming and showed his sickening intentions. Fortunately, on this occasion we were able to stop an offender before they could abuse a child.
“We were glad to get charges brought against Davis and this prison sentence imposed today. Upon his release, he will remain subject to a lifetime sexual harm prevention order and will remain on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.”
To report cases of online child sexual abuse, visit the force’s website at Online child abuse | West Mercia Police or visit the national police agency for tackling offenders who use the internet to groom and abuse children – the Child Exploitation and Online Protection website at CEOP Safety Centre. Always call 999 in an emergency.