JAYWICK MAN JAILED FOR ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENSES
A man from Jaywick named Andrew Madge has been jailed after he engaged in online conversations with what he believed were teenage girls through fake accounts set up to catch paedophiles.
He messaged two separate accounts, requesting sexual photos, asking for sex acts, and offering to buy clothing for the minors, even offering to drive to meet them at a bed and breakfast to carry out a sexual act.
Madge, 56, admitted to eight charges in total, which included two counts of making indecent images of children, two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
The police discovered Category B and C images on devices belonging to him.
During court proceedings, Judge Christopher Morgan sentenced Madge to serve one year and eight months in prison before being released on licence.
The judge stated that there was "little doubt" from the conversations that Madge believed he was talking to a real child, and described the behavior as likely grooming, noting it was sexually motivated.
The court heard that Madge had no previous offending history and argued for a suspended sentence, but the judge emphasized the seriousness of his actions.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
63.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
38.1%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
63.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
lice discovered Category B and C images on devices belonging to him. During court proceedings, Judge Christopher Morgan sentenced Madge to serve one year and eight months in prison before being released on licence. The judge stated that ...
Prison sentence
A man from Jaywick named Andrew Madge has been jailed after he engaged in online conversations with what he believed were teenage girls through fake accounts set up to catch paedophiles
Prison sentence
one year and eight months
During court proceedings, Judge Christopher Morgan sentenced Madge to serve one year and eight months in prison before being released on licence
Suspended sentence
The court heard that Madge had no previous offending history and argued for a suspended sentence, but the judge emphasized the seriousness of his actions
