Cardiff Crown Court (Image: Wales Updates)
Last Updated: 13 April 2026
A 48-year-old man has been convicted of trying to sexually communicate with someone he believed was a 14-year-old schoolboy – but who was actually an undercover police officer.
Anthony Moses, of East Road, Oakfield, Cwmbran, was found guilty by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. He had denied the charge.
The online contact
Moses made contact through gay dating site FabGuys before the conversation moved to Snapchat, where the pair discussed meeting up. The entire offending took place on a single day – November 20, 2024 – prosecutor Paul Hewitt told the court.
During the exchange, Moses asked the person he believed to be a child to send him explicit images. Sentencing him, Judge Richard Kember said: “You asked the decoy, ‘You got any naughty pictures?'”
He added: “You sought and solicited images.”
Mitigation
The court heard Moses had no previous convictions and had written a “letter of remorse” to the judge. His barrister Peter Donnison asked the court to take into account his client’s previous good character.
The conviction had significantly affected Moses’ career, the court was told. Mr Donnison said: “He has lost everything as a result of this. But that is down to his own doing.”
Sentencing
Judge Kember told Moses he knew the “boy” was aged just 14, but said he would not impose an immediate custodial sentence because he believed there was a “realistic prospect of rehabilitation”.
Moses was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. He must also complete 150 hours of unpaid work and a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
He will be required to sign the sex offenders’ register for seven years and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same period. A statutory victim surcharge must also be paid.
