An individual, David Flavell St Austell Paedophile, with a sexual attraction towards young girls dressed in school uniforms utilised a website dedicated to train enthusiasts to manipulate and prepare a victim for a meeting.
David Flavell, aged 39, journeyed from his residence in St Austell to Snow Hill train station in Birmingham, where he unexpectedly encountered the 13-year-old girl accompanied by her mother and law enforcement officials.
David Flavell, a resident of St Austell, attended Truro Crown Court for sentencing by a video link from prison after admitting to violating a sexual harm prevention order.
David Flavell was placed under a sexual harm prevention order in 2017 by the court following his seven-year imprisonment for the indecent assault of two children. Flavell captured explicit images of the two girls and disseminated them on the internet. The photographs depicted underage girls wearing school uniforms engaging in explicit sexual activities while in a shower and a bath.
Concerning the latest offence in April and May of the previous year, prosecuting barrister Victoria Bastock informed the court that a moderator for the website Rail Cam UK observed David Flavell, who had been released from prison before completing his sentence, engaging in a conversation with a 13-year-old girl in the comments section.
David Flavell expressed her solidarity by acknowledging that she had been subjected to bullying. She assured her that she would always be available to assist. Additionally, Flavell praised her physical appearance and character and professed his love for her, referring to her as his younger sibling. Despite the girl disclosing her age to David Flavell, he promised to support her financially. Following the moderator’s expression of apprehension and subsequent communication with the authorities, Flavell relocated the conversation to a different website.
An agreement to meet was formed on a different website, and after the initial meeting was postponed, Flavell drove from Cornwall to Birmingham. However, upon arrival, he discovered the girl was accompanied by her mother and the police.
He attempted to flee, but David Flavell was subsequently apprehended. During the interrogation, he stated that he was unwilling to tolerate the girl being subjected to bullying and desired to see her to help her recognise the potential for a significantly better life.
David Flavell, who was incarcerated again for his past transgression upon being apprehended, acknowledged that he was aware of the wrongdoing of his actions but asserted that his motives were noble.
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According to David Flavell’s representative, Philippa Harper, he openly and honestly acknowledged his wrongdoing and confessed that he had violated the injunction. He had benevolent motives. Trains dominated the majority of the chats, and there was no exchange of explicit photographs. He became a website member due to a sincere fascination with trains and had no intention of intentionally seeking out a child with whom to engage in conversation.
“Much of the dialogue consisted of her divulging her experiences of being subjected to bullying to him.” He desires to make a change and is eager to extend his genuine apologies. Upon his release, he secured employment with an industrial cleaning company.
During the sentencing, Recorder Mathew Turner acknowledged that David Flavell had driven a significant distance to meet the girl. He also stated that there was a deliberate effort to manipulate and use a vulnerable kid, indicating grooming behaviour.
Recorder Turner characterised the offence as a “deliberate violation” of the sexual harm prevention order. Additionally, it was noted that David Flavell had been freed on license for less than a year. Flavell received a 14-month prison sentence, but this recent conviction will not impact his scheduled release date for the initial sentence in August of next year.
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