Bored Accountant Sent Sordid Sex Pics And Texts To Women

An bored accountant with ambitions to become one of his profession's watchdogs sent anonymous sexually-explicit message and texts, plus naked images of himself, to nine women.

The victims included a finance manager, who dumped him after one date fourteen years ago; an auditor who briefly worked with him and his next-door neighbour.

South-African-born father-of-two Darrell Cheyne, 35, of Deeprose Close, Guildford, a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), still hopes to join the organisation's regulatory body, which police's professional standards.

He pleaded guilty at Isleworth CrownCourt to three counts of stalking between November 9, 2012 and March 18, last year and was yesterday sentenced to twelve months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and was ordered to complete 100 hours community service.

Another six victims in South Africa were identified by police, but there was insufficient evidence to the criminal standard to bring charges in relation to them, but the prosecution asked for them to be included in a restraining order.

Judge Andrew McDowall told the first-time offender, who was supported in court by his wife Candice: "I don't know if it will effect your employability, but if they do take action that's part of the price to pay for your sick behaviour."

Prosecutor Mr. Bartholomew O'Toole told the court Cheyne was eventually traced via messages he sent to Durban woman Kate Du Tiot, who went on a lunch date with the defendant in 2001.

"He was keen to start dating her and invited her to a BBQ at his home, where she turned up with her fiancé and things did not go happily.

"She later rejected a Facebook friend request from Cheyne then started receiving silent calls, texts and a photo of a penis, assumed to be the defendant's."

Texts included: 'Do you want to suck my c***?' and 'Do you want to put it in your p****?'

Cheyne sometimes signed-off as 'Loverboy' and in total made twenty calls, sent ten texts and four explicit images.

He worked briefly at Visa Europe, Sheldon Square, Paddington with auditor Annabelle Grant in 2012, who was the first to go to the police and they discovered the phone was being topped-up in a nearby Sainsbury's.

"She had received explicit calls and said the man had a South African accent, recalling that a former work colleague, Cheyne, came from there," explained Mr. O'Toole.

He sent the mother-of-two texts, which included: 'Do you want to meet up and f***?' "How are you babe? Coffee and a quickie?' and 'Do you want a picture of my hard c***?'

"She says this was extremely distressing," added the prosecutor, explaining Cheyne was arrested on April 16 last year and his home and new workplace near St. Paul's was searched.

Police seized mobile phones, SIM cards, camcorders, computer equipment, a hard drive and disposable cameras.

They identified him as the mystery caller harassing his next-door neighbour Rebecca Branston, who also received explicit images of Cheyne.

"She had known him since 2012 and describes him as a quiet man and says she was 'gobsmacked'  when she discovered they were from him."

Texts included: 'Hi sexy. You keen for casual sex? and 'Hi Sexy. Keen for fun?' "She felt this was a massive invasion of her privacy."

Cheyne's lawyer Mr. Abdullah Al-Yunusi told the court his client has sought professional counselling. "He has been open with his family and has expressed remorse and regret.

"One expert says the offences were motivated by boredom," added the lawyer, revealing Cheyne has undergone 75 hours of therapy.

"He is self-employed at the moment and is trying to get a job with the regulatory body of CIMA."

The court also ordered Cheyne to pay £1200 costs, a £100 victim surcharge and obey a seven-year restraining order prohibiting him form contacting any woman without identifying himself.