Adam Giles, a Paston Paedophile who transmitted obscene photographs and videos of himself to individuals he believed to be young girls, has been sentenced to over nine years in prison.
Adam Giles, 47, initiated communication with one of the “girls” on Snapchat in September 2020.
The individual, who was an adult, falsely claimed to be 12 years old, however he continued to send her sexually explicit messages and proposed booking a hotel for a meeting.
Adam Giles enquired whether the girl was adept at maintaining confidentiality and instructed her to refrain from disclosing their discussions, before to transmitting an inappropriate image of himself.
In November 2020 officers executed a warrant at his home in Paston, Peterborough. Adam Giles was arrested and electronic devices seized for examination.
Analysis of two mobile phones and a hard drive revealed 12 indecent images or videos of children. Of these, seven were rated category A – the most severe.
Adam Giles was charged, but while on court bail he began sexualised conversations with four more adults he believed were children on the social media platform Kik.
Adam Giles was charged and remanded in relation to these offences in January this year when examination of a new phone took place.
Adam Giles, of Havelock Drive, Peterborough, admitted attempting to cause or incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, five counts of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child, two counts of arranging or facilitating sexual activity with child and five counts of making indecent images of a child.
This revealed three other chat streams on the social media platform Kik, with three more “girls” aged 12, 13 and 14, who were also adults. Adam Giles sent them sexualised content and discussed meeting two of them, despite them being clear about their age at the start of the conversations.
Analysis the phone also revealed 11 indecent images or videos of children – five of which were category A.
Adam Giles, of Havelock Drive, Peterborough, admitted attempting to cause or incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, five counts of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child, two counts of arranging or facilitating sexual activity with child and five counts of making indecent images of a child.
On Friday (16 June) at Cambridge Crown Court Adam Giles was jailed for 115 months. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order indefinitely.
DC Melanie Bull said: “Adam Giles’ behaviour was absolutely disgusting. He persistently went looking for young girls to approach on social media platforms and did not stop communicating with them when they told him how old they were.
“I’m pleased he has now appeared in court and faced justice for his actions.
“Protecting the county’s children remains one of our top priorities and we will do all we can to bring people who attempt to prey on them to justice.”
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