Joshua Tatchell, the Heol y Felin Paedophile, engaged in the act of sending explicit communications to a 15-year-old girl who is under the care of others and requested that she transmit photographs of herself in a state of nudity. Subsequently, he was apprehended by an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old.
Joshua Tatchell, a 19-year-old resident of Bridgend, initiated communication with his target on Instagram and Snapchat in March 2022. The initial chats were amicable, but he subsequently insisted on receiving explicit images of her genitalia and buttocks.
During a sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday, it was revealed that Tatchell showed signs of “irritation and impatience” when the victim declined. In addition, he transmitted explicit photographs and videos of his sexual activity.
In November 2022, the victim informed her foster carer that Joshua Tatchell had solicited a meeting with her, prompting the involvement of the police. However, Joshua Tatchell communicated with an undercover individual posing as a 14-year-old girl earlier this year.
The defendant made an effort to obtain indecent photographs from the decoy and once again demonstrated impatience by persisting with these demands.
Joshua Tatchell, residing in Pleasant View, Heol y Felin, subsequently admitted to the charges of soliciting and attempting to solicit sexual communication with a minor, as well as trying to arrange or enable a sexual offence involving a minor.
Recorder Dyfed Thomas imposed a sentence of 32 months of incarceration on Joshua Tatchell. He imposed upon him the obligation to comply with sex offender notification requirements and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order without any time limit.
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