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| Inner London Crown Court |
A young paedophile with “deviant and perverted ideas” was caught in a police sting after arranging to meet a ten year-old boy he wanted to abuse.
David Michael Lane, 24, of Hubberd Road, Little Canfield, Dunmow received a suspended prison sentence yesterday for setting-up the meeting with an undercover police officer, who claimed to have an available son.
“You are a danger to young children, say the probation service, and will continue to be a danger if something is not done about it,” Inner London Crown Court Judge Nigel Seed QC told the first-time offender.
“You have ended up as an adult with some pretty deviant and perverted ideas. It would have been oral rape and whether you would have carried it out we will never know.”
Lane, whose father and uncle are convicted sex offenders, pleaded guilty to arranging or facilitating an act that involved the commission of an offence, namely oral rape, on October 8, last year, plus eight counts of possessing indecent image of children.
He was sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for two years, placed on two years probation, which includes a sex offender treatment programme and must undergo NHS psycotherapy.
Lane, whose mother, sister and other family and friends were in court to support him, was also made subject to an indefinite Sexual Offenders Prevention Order and must sign the sex offenders register for ten years.
Prosecutor Mr. Tom Wilkins told the court the Metropolitan Police's Child Protection Command ran an operation monitoring the internet and during Skype and telephone conversations Lane revealed an interest in the subject of “dads and boys.”
“He said a ten year-old boy would be perfect and that he would like to see a father and son together and sexual imagery of a father and son.”
“Eventually Lane met an undercover police officer and said he would like the boy to perform oral sex on him and he would like to see the officer have oral sex with the child and then he would like to join in.”
After purchasing lubricant and condoms the defendant was arrested and made a full confession.
"He said that he had been troubled by his sexual desires and wanted to be stopped from committing any future offences and that he couldn't cope.
“He said that he had been viewing indecent images of children for many years, since he was a teenager, exposing himself online and reading about child abuse fantasies.”
Police found a total of 64 indecent images on Lane's computer and phone.
“None of the images were taken by himself,” added Mr. Wilkins. “Over 50% were at least at Level Four and some were at Level Five, the most serious.”
Lane's lawyer Miss Ann-Marie Talbot told the court: “He has taken this opportunity to unburden his soul.
“He is young enough to change and he has been open and frank about difficult circumstances and subjects.
“A custodial sentence is not the best way to ensure Mr. Lane does not trouble the police or court system in the future and he is a young man a number of people continue to rate very highly.”
In a statement Lane revealed: “I've tried to block this for too many years. I started at the age of eleven and twelve and tried to have girlfriends.....I know you can't stop this for a fact.”
However, Miss Talbot claimed: “He now knows help does exist for his sexual paraphilia.”
Judge Seed stressed no prison sentence available to him would be long enough to ensure Lane, who has been in custody since his arrest, received necessary treatment.
“Whilst you are to be pitied you merit punishment for what you have done,” he told Lane. “There are explanations, but they don't justify your behaviour.
“It is in the public interest to make sure you receive the appropriate treatment, getting you out of your deviant behaviour and protecting children.”
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