A Mickleover Paedophile church volunteer, Raymond Bown, contacted a teenage girl over social media on the dimensions of her breasts. Raymond Bown, 66, from Mickleover, Derbyshire, also remarked about striking the 15-year-old on the posterior.
During sentencing at Derby Crown Court, Judge Jonathan Bennett said to Raymond Bown that a man of his age “should have known far, far better” and described his interaction with her as “very unwise,” according to DerbyshireLive.
“Especially considering your volunteer work at the church and your participation with a football team,” he remarked.
“What you did was quite lewd and quite disgraceful.”
Mark Achurch, prosecuting, said the offence took place in September 2021 when Raymond Bown made contact with the teenager.
Police were then informed about the messages and an investigation began.
Raymond Bown pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a child.
Regarding the specific sentence, the judge said: “This is a relatively new offence and there are guidelines for it going from a community order to one year’s custody, but your hitherto previous good character allows me to step outside the guidelines so it will be a financial penalty.
“As a result of the offence you will be subjected to notification requirements (to sign on the sex offender register) for five years.”
He added: “The offence may well bar you from working with children but that will be down to the DBS where you will have the opportunity to make representations.
“You will also be the subject of a restraining order not to contact the victim directly or indirectly which includes social media which is the means you used to contact this young woman.”
Judge Bennett fined Raymond Bown £500, ordered him to pay £1,500 prosecution costs and a £50 victim surcharge.
Raymond Bown offered to pay the full amount in four months through his barrister, Catherine Picardo. If he does not pay the £500 fine within that time he could be sent to prison for 28 days.
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