Swansea man jailed for sexual messages to child decoy

A 55-year-old man from Swansea has been jailed for 28 months after exchanging sexual messages with an account he believed belonged to a girl under 16. ⚖️

Christopher Jones, from Swansea Docks, had actually been messaging a decoy account operated by an independent online child protection team.

Jones pleaded guilty to attempting to incite a girl aged 13-15 to engage in sexual activity and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Detective Constable Tim Davies said: “Christopher Jones’s message to the decoy account were abhorrent and it was clear that he believed he was speaking to a young teenager.

“People like Christopher quite clearly pose a risk to the safety of children, and it is highly fortunate that the person on the other side of the conversation was a decoy rather than a real child.

“He will no longer be able to pose that risk now that he is heading for prison.

“There is absolutely no defence, justification, or excuse for the horrific crime of child sexual abuse.”