Saxilby paedophile jailed after sending 13-year-old girl indecent images
A paedophile who sent sexually explicit pictures to a 13-year-old girl has been jailed.
Karl Abbott, 37, of Blades Drive in Saxilby, will serve two years and eight months in prison after posing as a 15-year-old boy to build a relationship with his victim – before sending indecent images and requesting photos of a similar nature back.
He was jailed after appearing at Lincoln Crown Court today (Thursday, 27 February), where he was also placed on the sexual offenders’ register and served a sexual harm prevention order.
He was arrested by Lincolnshire Police in October 2022 and officers said that Abbott wouldn’t cooperate with the investigation and refused to surrender the information required to allow investigators to access his machines, when his digital devices were sized from his home.
Abbott who ran a photography firm ‘PRINTSMAZING’, had also changed his name to James Smith.
The force’s Digital Forensics Unit spent 12 months exploring ways to break into the devices before they succeeded – discovering a stash of illegal images.
Abbott pleaded guilty to five charges at court, including the possession of indecent images of categories A, B and C, sexual communication with a child and inciting a child into pornography.
Detective Constable Warwick Taylor paid tribute to those who helped bring the case to fruition and hoped the result would bring some sense of closure to his victim. He said: “Children are often the most vulnerable people in our society and Abbott chose to abuse the trust placed in him by a young child.
“His actions have no place in our county or our society at large and we hope this sends a strong warning to any would-be offenders – this behaviour will not be tolerated.
“I hope this result goes some way to bringing the case to a close in the mind of the victim though it may take longer yet before they can truly move on.
“And finally, I’d like to thank everyone worked on this investigation. Without their teamwork we wouldn’t be here today.”
If you have been a victim of rape or sexual assault, visit the Lincolnshire Police website for support.
