A former social worker who traveled to Kent to have sex with an eight-year-old girl was caught in a sting by undercover police officers.
Nicholas Allen, 54, of Rochdale, UK, believed he was meeting with the mother and stepmother of the girl who he had met online when he travelled to the village in order to carry out the sexual abuse.
But the two women, who had also told Allen they were in a lesbian relationship, were actually undercover police officers.
The father-of-two appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday August 11 pleading guilty to arranging the commission of a child sex offence between April 9 and May 15 this year, with the intention of having sex with an eight-year-old child.
He had originally claimed that he had been gathering evidence of alleged abuse to give to police when questioned about the online and text message conversations with the undercover officers.
Prosecuting, Serena Gates said that although Allen’s dialogue with the two officers was cautious at first, as he became more confident he talked about what he would like to do to the girl and asked how he would go about meeting up with them to carry out the abuse.
Allen also asked what protection there would be for the three of them saying “no-one wants to end up next to Stuart Hall” - the former BBC broadcaster who was convicted and jailed for child sex offences.
Miss Gates said: “He told police he had been a social worker for 30 years but that he had been dismissed for sending inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old girl.”
Maidstone Crown Court heard Allen also had a caution for a previous sexual assault on a teenager.
Kieran Moroney, representing Allen, said the defendant had suffered a breakdown in his late 40s and early 50s which had culminated in the end of his marriage.
He said that although Allen was a sexual deviant he had talked about being stupid, naive and angry with himself for getting involved and that there was remorse for what he had done.
Allen was sentenced to four years imprisonment and ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for an indefinite period.
He was also made the subject of a sexual offences prevention order.
Speaking after the sentencing Detective Constable Jon Baker said: “Nicholas Allen worked for many years as a social worker and should know the massive impact that sexual abuse has on children.
“Despite this he chose to arrange appalling abuse of a child, and travelled to meet in order to put this plan into action.
“Allen tried to claim that his actions were solely to report others and protect a child.
“Our investigation shows this was merely a ruse in order to try and escape the consequences of his actions.
“I am delighted that we have been able to put a stop to his behaviour and ensure that no child will come to harm from him any time soon.” I am too!
What makes a good man turn deviant? Pornography?
Nicholas Allen, 54, of Rochdale, UK, believed he was meeting with the mother and stepmother of the girl who he had met online when he travelled to the village in order to carry out the sexual abuse.
But the two women, who had also told Allen they were in a lesbian relationship, were actually undercover police officers.
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He had originally claimed that he had been gathering evidence of alleged abuse to give to police when questioned about the online and text message conversations with the undercover officers.
Prosecuting, Serena Gates said that although Allen’s dialogue with the two officers was cautious at first, as he became more confident he talked about what he would like to do to the girl and asked how he would go about meeting up with them to carry out the abuse.
Allen also asked what protection there would be for the three of them saying “no-one wants to end up next to Stuart Hall” - the former BBC broadcaster who was convicted and jailed for child sex offences.
Miss Gates said: “He told police he had been a social worker for 30 years but that he had been dismissed for sending inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old girl.”
Maidstone Crown Court heard Allen also had a caution for a previous sexual assault on a teenager.
Kieran Moroney, representing Allen, said the defendant had suffered a breakdown in his late 40s and early 50s which had culminated in the end of his marriage.
He said that although Allen was a sexual deviant he had talked about being stupid, naive and angry with himself for getting involved and that there was remorse for what he had done.
Allen was sentenced to four years imprisonment and ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for an indefinite period.
He was also made the subject of a sexual offences prevention order.
Speaking after the sentencing Detective Constable Jon Baker said: “Nicholas Allen worked for many years as a social worker and should know the massive impact that sexual abuse has on children.
“Despite this he chose to arrange appalling abuse of a child, and travelled to meet in order to put this plan into action.
“Allen tried to claim that his actions were solely to report others and protect a child.
“Our investigation shows this was merely a ruse in order to try and escape the consequences of his actions.
“I am delighted that we have been able to put a stop to his behaviour and ensure that no child will come to harm from him any time soon.” I am too!
What makes a good man turn deviant? Pornography?
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