December 2014
Man who sexually abused young boy warned he faces lengthy jail term
A MAN who has admitted sexually abusing a boy has been warned to expect a long prison sentence.
Richard Norsworthy, aged 21, also made and distributed vile images of children, Plymouth Crown Court heard.
Smartly-dressed Norsworthy pleaded guilty to a dozen offences committed last year.
He accepted an offence of sexual activity with a boy aged under 16 between March and November.
Norsworthy, of Granby Street, Devonport, also admitted two charges of inciting him to engage in sexual activity.
He also pleaded guilty to a single matter of inciting a child to be involved in pornography – encouraging him to take indecent pictures.
Norsworthy also admitted four offences of making or downloading indecent images of children, of all levels of perversion.
He finally pleaded guilty to four offences of distributing indecent images of children.
Norsworthy denied three offences of sexual activity with a child – pleas which were accepted by the prosecution with no need for a trial.
Adrian Chaplin, for the Crown, said the prosecution would ask for those matters to lie on file at the point of sentence.
Recorder Paul Dunkels adjourned the case for a probation report to be prepared and released Norsworthy on conditional bail. He must not contact witnesses nor enter certain city streets.
He said: “You have pleaded guilty to serious offences likely to attract a substantial sentence of immediate imprisonment.
“Do not read anything into the fact that sentence has been adjourned. The court needs the full picture of you and your background and what the future risks may be.”
Norsworthy will be sentenced on February 13 next year, when the Crown Prosecution Service will ask for a Sexual Offences Prevention Order to restrict his access to children.
He will have to sign the sex offender immediately.
