A “REPULSIVE” Romsey paedophile, Daniel Ollett, who manipulated an individual he presumed to be a 12-year-old girl into transmitting explicit images was discovered in possession of over a dozen photographs depicting the abuse of minors.
Daniel Ollett engaged in communication for over a month with an individual he believed to be a schoolgirl, transmitting images of his erect penis and persistently requesting sexual photographs from her.
A 32-year-old, Daniel Ollett, masquerading as a 17-year-old male, solicited nude photographs from a girl after adding her on Snapchat and urged her to participate in sexual acts.
But after sending her an image of himself wearing a mask, the contact stopped.
The girl was in fact an undercover police officer.
After being arrested at his home in Treviglio Close, Romsey, police found 13 indecent images of children being abused on Daniel Ollett’s devices.
An extreme pornographic image was also found.
Daniel Ollett later pleaded guilty to attempting to cause/incite a female child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, three counts of making indecent images and one of possessing extreme pornography.
Prosecuting, Ed Wilde told Southampton Crown Court on Tuesday that until this incident in April 2021, Ollett had been a man of good character.
Defending, Edward Warren added that he’d been involved with alcohol and drugs at the time but has since set up his own carpentry business in Southampton.
“He appreciates the enormous damage that this has done to his family life.
“[This] represents to him a spectacular fall from where he was.”
He added that Daniel Ollett, who has no previous convictions, feels “a great deal of shame and remorse for what he has done”.
But judge, Christopher Parker KC said his actions were “simply disgusting”.
“Your attempted contact with this child followed your accessing of images of children being abused by adults.
“That is a cause of some concern when considering the risk that you pose to the public. It shows a degree of escalation.
“It is not possible for it to be suspended here in any event.”
Daniel Ollett was jailed for two years and nine months.
Daniel Ollett was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and made subject to lifelong notification requirements.
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