PERVERT SENT ‘SEX PHOTO TO GIRL, 12’
Man snared by undercover operator on web chat
A MAN sent a sexually explicit picture of himself to a ‘schoolgirl’ – not realising it was an undercover operator.
Kevan Rose was caught by police after he sent a picture of his genitals to the person he believed was a girl of 12.
Stoke-on-trent Crown Court heard the 34-year-old spoke to the girl in an online chatroom on the website Kik under the usernames of Daddy K and Openmindeddaddy88.
He also engaged in sexual chat with the decoy.
Prosecutor Anthony Longworth said: “The undercover operator had set up a false profile for a 12-year-old child.
“On August 10, 2021, the defendant, using the names Daddyk, Chris and the Kik ID Openmindeddaddy88, made contact saying he was a 33-year-old man, from Stafford, and said his name was Chris on the instant messenger platform in a chat room known as a channel.
“On August 12 the defendant was told he was chatting with a 12-year-old female child. After being made aware of the apparent age, the defendant sent a picture of his erect penis and confirmed the photo was himself.
“He began some sexual chat and stopped when he suspected that the other profile was not real.
“It was established that the account was registered to this defendant in his flat in Percy Street, Hanley, and the phone number was found to belong to the defendant.
“He was arrested on October 5 and re-arrested in respect of other matters on that date. His phone was seized and this phone was examined and found to be on it was an image of an erect penis that was the same as that sent to the undercover operator.”
Rose, pictured, is currently serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for breaching a sexual risk order; failing to comply with the notification requirements of the sex offenders’ register; and doing an act intending to pervert the course of public justice.
He pleaded guilty to failing to comply with notification requirements and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Deputy Circuit Judge David Fletcher adjourned the case for sentencing on December 2.