UK court jails Nigerian student caught in paedophile hunter sting
A 25-year-old Nigerian student in the United Kingdom, Anderson Ishiekwene has been sentenced to three years in prison and faces automatic deportation after attempting to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex following online sexual grooming. According to the BBC on Monday, Ishiekwene was arrested in Washington, England, after arranging to meet Read More:…
Anderson Ishiekwene, a 25-year-old Nigerian student from Sunderland, has been sentenced to three years in prison and faces potential deportation following a sting operation by an online paedophile hunter group. The BBC reported that Ishiekwene attempted to meet what he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex after online grooming.
He was arrested in Washington, England, after arranging to meet the decoy, who was in fact an operative set up by the group. Over eight days, Ishiekwene sent over 300 messages to the decoy on Facebook and WhatsApp, requesting explicit images and personal details. When the decoy refused to send photos, Ishiekwene accused her of being "unfair" and claimed such sharing was "normal" in a relationship.
The court heard that they planned to meet at Galleries shopping centre on January 10, where Ishiekwene allegedly expressed his intention to kiss and sexually touch the girl "like lovers." Despite denying intent to engage in sexual activity, a jury found him guilty of attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming. Judge Robert Spragg noted the sexual activity was a "precursor" to full sexual intercourse, and the probation service believed Ishiekwene was attracted to children.
In addition to the prison sentence, Ishiekwene was ordered to sign the sex offenders register and comply with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
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