A man, Lee Maidens Doncaster Paedophile, has been incarcerated following an investigation by the Internet Sexual Offences Team (ISOT) that revealed his egregious offences.
Lee Maidens, 46, residing on Brabbs Avenue in Doncaster, was subjected to a search warrant at his residence on 3 October 2024, following information received by ISOT regarding his involvement in internet child sexual offences.
From 3 September 2024 until his arrest on 3 October 2024, Maidens engaged in online communication with an adult profile, discussing the perpetration of sexual offences against what he believed to be a 10-year-old kid associated with that profile.
Lee Maidens also transmitted several Category A (the most explicit type of indecent photographs of children) and Category B videos to the profile.
These recordings portrayed abuse on kids as young as 11 months old.
Photographs captured during the warrant and subsequent efforts by ISOT identified Lee Maidens as the individual who engaged with the online profile.
During the interview, he refrained from commenting on all posed questions.
He was charged with distributing indecent images and videos of children, four of which were Category A, and three of which were Category B.
Lee Maidens was additionally charged with attempting to cause a child under the age of 13 to watch or look at an image of sexual activity, and arranging or facilitating the commission of a sexual offence against a child.
Lee Maidens pleaded guilty to first three charges on 4 October, before pleading guilty to the fourth charge on 8 January 2025. Today (Wednesday 5 March), he was jailed for six years with an extended license period of four years at Sheffield Crown Court.
In passing sentence, Her Honour Judge Harrison said: “You are, by any view, dangerous” and that Maidens’ offending only stopped when he was arrested.
Judge Harrison added: “You pose a serious risk and there is a serious risk of you causing significant harm.”
Investigating Officer Sam Musgrove, the officer in charge of the case, said: “ISOT officers quickly responded to intelligence that Lee Maidens had committed online child sexual offences, and we took strong action.
“Although Maidens refused to comment during his police interview, our officers worked hard to gather sufficient evidence to bring charges against him for his vile offences.
“Individuals like Lee Maidens may believe that they can get away with online criminality, but this sentence goes to show that we will act on intelligence to bring offenders to justice and protect children online.”
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