This is the initial image of a city paedophile, Richard Davies, who allegedly attempted to engage in sexual activity with a seven-year-old youngster. Richard Davies has been incarcerated for transmitting a series of indecent photos of minors.
The 42-year-old individual, Richard Davies, from Erdington engaged in online conversations for several weeks with someone he presumed to be a fellow sex offender. He transmitted explicit and graphic communications detailing his sexual interest in minors.
Richard Davies engaged on many social media sites and attempted to arrange a meeting to engage in sexual activity with a minor. The police indicated that this encompassed the potential for a meeting at a car park in Sutton Coldfield.
Richard Davies transmitted a collection of inappropriate photographs of minors, encompassing category A – the most severe form of abuse – as well as categories B and C, according to police reports. The authorities reported that they identified and apprehended Davies in January 2021.
The investigation was carried out by West Midlands Police along with the assistance of the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. Richard Davies answered no comment in interview and denied he had a sexual interest in children or that he had arranged to meet a child.
Richard Davies pleaded not guilty to the offences between September 2020 and January 2021, but was convicted by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court on April 18. He was sentenced to seven-years and six-months in prison. He will also be on the Sex Offenders Register and is banned from working with children as well as being subject to a sexual harm prevention order for life.
Speaking after the case, Detective Inspector Lisa Jackson, form the force’s Priority and Vulnerabilities Team, said: “This was an excellent piece of work by all the officers involved, putting away a highly dangerous offender. The messages Richard Davies sent were some of the most horrific we have encountered and included a number of appalling images of child abuse.
“Richard Davies tried to claim he was not guilty throughout the case, but we were able to put together a strong case to secure a conviction.”
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