A paedophile who 'bombarded' two children with vile sexual messages on social media has been locked up. Sean Whiteman started following the two girls on Instagram before sending them explicit messages.
The 38-year-old even sent naked clips of himself and pornographic content in a sick bid to get them to carry out sex acts. He knew the girls were in their early teens but repeatedly asked them to meet up with him for sex.
Arrest and Charges
Whiteman, of Bradshaw Avenue, Riddings, Derbyshire, was arrested in July 2024 and later charged. He admitted multiple counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child, causing a child to watch sexual activity, and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
Sentence and Court Outcome
The sex offender was jailed for six years at Derby Crown Court on Friday, May 15. He was also handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and was told he will be on the sex offenders register.
Police Statement
Detective Constable Heather Rogers, from Derbyshire Constabulary's child sexual exploitation investigation unit, said: 'Whiteman knew when he began following his victims on social media that they were young teenagers and deliberately sought them out and sent them a stream of sexually explicit content in a bid to get them to respond and/or meet him for sex.'
'His behaviour was intimidating and predatory and had a significant impact on the girls involved. I am pleased that the judge has recognised the seriousness of Whiteman’s crimes by handing him a custodial sentence, and hope that today’s outcome offers some comfort to his victims. We take all reports of this nature extremely seriously and would urge anyone affected to contact us.'
