Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 1st November 2024, at 14:10hrs
He was caught by an operation carried out by South Yorkshire Police’s Internet Sexual Offences Team
An Ex-Cop from Chorley has been jailed following an investigation by South Yorkshire Police into sexual offences.
The 46-year-old arranged to meet the father of ejat he believed to be a 5-year-old child so that he could commit sexual offences against them.
In a statement released after sentencing, South Yorkshire Police said:
“A Lancashire man has been jailed for child sex offences following a covert operation carried out by our Internet Sexual Offences Team (ISOT).
Jared Lamb, 46, of Brookwood Way, Chorley, was arrested by South Yorkshire officers on Saturday 20 July after communicating online with a man whom he believed to be the father of a five-year-old girl he planned to abuse.
Lamb was caught by an operation carried out by ISOT, in which he was found to be sharing disturbing messages with the man’s profile.
Lamb had begun communicating with the ‘father’ on 11 June and over the course of several weeks he sent several messages discussing how he planned to sexually abuse the young child.
Lamb arranged to meet the man he believed to be behind the online profile at a location in Sheffield on 20 July but was arrested by officers when he arrived at the scene.
He was charged with two counts of attempting to arrange / facilitate the commission of child sex offence, and three counts of distributing an indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child.
Lamb pleaded guilty to all charges at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday 21 August, and was sentenced to a total of five years in prison and six years on extended license at the same court today (Friday 1 November).
He has also been handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).
Detective Constable Kayleigh Banks, officer in charge of the case, said: “Online chat platforms and sites are often where disturbing crimes like Lamb’s begin, and it is the work of ISOT to ensure that sex offenders are caught and brought to justice before a child comes to harm.
“Their work is naturally carried out behind the scenes but plays a vital role in keeping dangerous predators like Lamb off the streets of South Yorkshire.
“The likes of Lamb, who prey on vulnerable people, believe that they will not be caught because they operate online. However, this is not the case and our highly skilled ISOT officers are committed to rooting out this depraved form of criminality.
“I am pleased to see that Lamb will have five years behind bars to contemplate his crimes. This result sends a message that predators are not safe hiding behind computer screens, and our dedicated officers will find them.”
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