SEX OFFENDER ALEXANDER HALL JAILED FOR GROOMING THEN TRYING TO MEET YOUNG TEEN GIRL AT PUB
A 48-year-old Derbyshire man groomed a 14-year-old girl by telling her they could get engaged, “make out” in his car, kiss, and he could squeeze her bottom.Nottingham Crown Court heard how Alexander Hall arranged to meet Millie at a pub near Nottingham, asking her to wear lip gloss for their date.
The 48-year-old also told the young teenager not to tell her mother about their conversations, saying “she would not understand”.
When Hall arrived at the pub close to Radcliffe-on-Trent, Millie was, in fact, a self-styled paedophile hunter.
Jailing him for two and a half years, Recorder Tim Green KC said: “Her age was known to you from a very early stage, you talked about kissing and squeezing her behind.
You asked for photos of her in her underwear and, importantly, you told her not to tell her mother.
You arranged to meet at a pub called the Shepherd’s Stonehouse and asked her to wear lip gloss, saying you could kiss.
You clearly meant to meet her at that pub and take her back to your house for the full sexual activity you had prepared her for and fully intended to carry out.
In my judgment, the factors that could allow a suspended sentence are not here.” Prosecutor Mark Achurch stated that in October 2023, the defendant began a conversation with Millie on an internet platform called Wink.
He told her she was “beautiful” and asked if she wanted to be his girlfriend, saying he would buy an engagement ring.
The prosecutor said: “He told her he had a house and car and told her he would give her anything she wanted.” The conversation turned sexual, with Hall saying he would kiss her and squeeze her buttocks, asking for photos of her in underwear, and warning her to be careful not to tell her mum because her mum would not understand.
Hall, of New Street, South Normanton, pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to meet a child under 16 following grooming.
He has a previous conviction for drink-driving and a caution for possessing an imitation firearm.
He has been assessed as low risk to the community and his risk can be further reduced by early intervention, but the judge determined that a jail sentence was necessary.
In addition to the prison term, Hall has been placed on the sex offender register for life and given a lifetime sexual harm prevention order.
