June 2014
Sex offender posing as a teen boy – again – is jailed
A registered sex offender who was caught re-offending has been jailed for three years and put on the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely.
Daniel Denny, 36, previously of Union Crescent, Margate posed as a 16-year-old boy called Josh to talk to a young girl on the internet and get her to perform sexual acts and send him topless pictures.
In 2008 Denny was sentenced to a three year community order at Canterbury Crown Court after being charged with sexual grooming of a child under 16 years and voyeurism. He was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register and given a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).
But in May 2013 Denny was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of indecent images of children and breach of the SOPO following information received that he was in possession of a mobile phone that was used to contact a child.
Officers found a mobile phone and found that he had been in contact with a 13-year-old girl from Staffordshire. He had pretended to be a 16-year-old boy called Josh, had sent her gifts through the post and asked her to perform sexual acts.
Denny was charged on March 31 and admitted breaching the SOPO and inciting a child to perform sexual acts.
He appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on May 30 after pleading guilty at a hearing on May 19 and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. He is now on the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely and subject to an indefinite SOPO.
Detective Sergeant Mikaela Stevens said: “Denny has shown, not only a complete disregard for his previous orders, but also actively sought out an innocent child to target for his own sexual gratification, concealing his identity from her to do so. This case is a stark reminder to people that not all those using the internet are as they appear.
“The Kent Police Child Exploitation Investigation Team will continue to take all steps possible to ensure that those identified as committing crimes of this nature are held accountable and that children are protected.”
