Another British Gem, Eoin O’Toole, a convicted paedophile double killer, has been sentenced to an additional 22 months for engaging in a sexual communication with an individual he believed to be an underage girl.
Eoin O’Toole was apprehended by a paedophile-hunting organisation when he utilised a contraband mobile phone to transmit images of his genitals from North Sea Camp, an open prison located near Boston.
Lincoln Crown Court was informed that the 58-year-old, currently serving a life sentence, purchased a mobile phone at an Asda shop in January while on temporary licence release.
The court was informed that he subsequently utilised it the next month to engage in sexual discussions with a Facebook user he believed to be 14 years old.
Tom Heath, prosecuting, said Eoin O’Toole had initially given the false name Danny Cardiff, but later confessed to his real identity and that he was in jail for murder.
Mr Heath said Eoin O’Toole engaged in increasingly sexualised conversations with the user, who was actually a decoy for the paedophile-hunting group.
During the conversations, he asked for photographs, lied about his age and spoke about having “angry sex” with his ex-girlfriend.
Prison authorities were alerted by the group on 15 February, after Eoin O’Toole sent two photographs of himself naked from the waist down.
The mobile phone was found during a search of his cell.
O’Toole was jailed for life at Sheffield Crown Court in December 1991 for the murder of his grandmother Mary Goodrich, 92, and her sister Jessie Thomas, 89, by setting fire to their home.
Originally named Ian Kentzer, Eoin O’Toole carried out the murders to cover up the theft of more than £30,000, which he stole to fund his cocaine addiction and to keep his failing video business afloat, the court heard.
It was told he had nine previous convictions for more than 20 offences, including gross indecency and sex with an underage girl in 1990.
O’Toole, who has now been returned to closed conditions at a higher security prison, admitted two charges of conveying a listed item into prison and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
In addition to his custodial sentence, he was also ordered to register as a sex offender for life.
Passing sentence, Judge Philip Head said he had no doubt Eoin O’Toole revealed his background as a murderer to impress the other party.
The resurgence of sexual conduct was also “a very worrying sign”, he said.
“You do pose a danger to, particularly young females,” the judge added.
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