May 2008 Lytham St Annes man escapes jail following relationship with school girl A man wept as a judge told him he was not sending him to prison over a relationship with a teenage girl. Alasdair Jaynes, who was 24 on the day he was sentenced at Preston Crown Court, admitted three charges of sexual activity with a child and two of inciting sexual activity with a child. Judge Anthony Russell QC told Jaynes, of Links View, Lytham St Annes, that the activity had been consensual and there was “a genuine relationship that had forged between you and this child.” “It was an inappropriate relationship. You should have recognized that and not engaged in it.” He said Jaynes had been immature and naive, but he had pleaded guilty and been honest from the outset and was genuinely remorseful. It had also been hanging over him for 14 months which had been considerable punishment for a man in his position with positive good character. Jaynes wept as the judge said he was not going to send him to prison and it was highly unlikely he would re-offend in the same way again. Judge Russell imposed a Community Sentence with two years supervision. Jaynes will also be on the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years and will have to pay prosecution costs of £653. Judge Russell said that in his opinion a community sentence would give more protection to the public and if the order was breached a more severe sentence could be imposed.