A judge has sentenced a dangerous Carlisle Paedophile, Connor Naylor, who was convicted of child rape and participated in graphic internet conversations with a 12-year-old girl, pushing her to engage in sexual conduct.
Connor Naylor, at 22 years old, received a conviction in 2018 for sexually assaulting a minor when he was in his mid-teens. He was sentenced to a two-year detention and training order and was required to register as a sex offender for five years.
However, throughout four months, from March to July 2020, Connor Naylor initiated an online connection with a young woman he encountered on a gaming platform. During their initial interaction, their conversation took a sexual turn. At that time, he requested explicit photographs from the girl and reciprocated by sending some himself.
Despite being informed by the defendant’s father that she was just 12 years old, she consistently maintained to Connor Naylor that she was 16.
In July 2020, the girl’s sister discovered incriminating evidence of illicit and explicit communication while examining her email account.
Law enforcement was notified, and upon inspecting Connor Naylor’s phone, explicit static and dynamic visuals of the girl were discovered on the messaging platform WhatsApp.
In an interview, Connor Naylor of Burnside agreed that the girl’s father had contacted him but said she had claimed to be 16 when he had challenged her.
Connor Naylor admitted four offences: abusing a child aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity, causing a child to watch a sexual act, and possession of indecent photographs of a child. Eight were classed in Category A — the most serious — and 50 in Category C.
Carlisle Crown Court heard Naylor was deemed to be emotionally immature, suffered from Asperger syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, had been bullied at school and had been unable to form age-appropriate relationships.
A probation officer concluded he was remorseful and reflective regarding his latest offences and had made no attempt to minimise his criminal conduct.
Judge Simon Medland QC acknowledged Naylor’s problems by handing down a 32-month custodial sentence. He imposed an extended three-year licence period, concluding that Connor Naylor continued to pose a risk of serious harm to members of the public.
Connor Naylor must sign the sex offenders’ register and follow the strict terms of a prevention order, both indefinitely.
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