ASHLEY EMERY, STAINES-UPON-THAMES PAEDOPHILE, CAUGHT TRYING TO MEET 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL OUTSIDE LONDON PARLIAMENT
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Staines Child Sexual Abuser
In October 2017, Ashley Emery, a 44-year-old football coach and production manager from Staines-upon-Thames, was sentenced to prison after being caught by paedophile hunters attempting to meet what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Emery had exchanged explicit messages with the fictitious teenager and even took a day off work to travel from Middlesex into central London in June, with the intention of meeting her.
He was confronted by two vigilantes using a video camera at the rendezvous point. Footage of this encounter was posted on YouTube, during which Emery expressed feelings of self-pity, saying, "This is the first time I’ve done it – I’m feeling very sorry for myself." Following the online release, Emery’s elderly parents received death threats, the court heard.
During the trial at Southwark Crown Court in September, Emery was convicted of attempting to meet a girl under 16. He had earlier admitted to two counts of possessing extreme pornography depicting a woman performing sex acts with a dog and a snake. Today, Recorder Edward Brown, QC, sentenced him to 12 months in prison, describing his conduct as ‘disgusting behavior.’
In the video footage, Emery initially denied his presence was related to meeting anyone but later confessed. He requested to sit down after feeling dizzy and stated, "What I say and what I do is two different things – all I can do is apologise. I started talking to her because I thought she was 19." When confronted by the hunters, one called him a “disgusting, vile human being,” as they displayed messages exchanged with the fictional girl, including greetings like "Hi there, how was your day?" and responses such as "I’ve been at school." Emery's messages also revealed him claiming he thought she was 19 and then disclosing she was only 15, with exchanges discussing intimate topics.
Throughout the footage, Emery was seen cradling his head in his hands, saying, "This is the first time I’ve done it – I’m feeling very sorry for myself." The vigilantes responded critically, with one remarking, "I feel sorry for the person you’ve done this to," and the other asking, "How about all the young boys and girls that get abused by people like you?"
The court heard that the online exposure had a ‘catastrophic’ impact on Emery. He was subsequently sentenced to one year in prison, made subject to a sexual harm prevention order, and required to register as a sex offender for ten years.
He was confronted by two vigilantes using a video camera at the rendezvous point. Footage of this encounter was posted on YouTube, during which Emery expressed feelings of self-pity, saying, "This is the first time I’ve done it – I’m feeling very sorry for myself." Following the online release, Emery’s elderly parents received death threats, the court heard.
During the trial at Southwark Crown Court in September, Emery was convicted of attempting to meet a girl under 16. He had earlier admitted to two counts of possessing extreme pornography depicting a woman performing sex acts with a dog and a snake. Today, Recorder Edward Brown, QC, sentenced him to 12 months in prison, describing his conduct as ‘disgusting behavior.’
In the video footage, Emery initially denied his presence was related to meeting anyone but later confessed. He requested to sit down after feeling dizzy and stated, "What I say and what I do is two different things – all I can do is apologise. I started talking to her because I thought she was 19." When confronted by the hunters, one called him a “disgusting, vile human being,” as they displayed messages exchanged with the fictional girl, including greetings like "Hi there, how was your day?" and responses such as "I’ve been at school." Emery's messages also revealed him claiming he thought she was 19 and then disclosing she was only 15, with exchanges discussing intimate topics.
Throughout the footage, Emery was seen cradling his head in his hands, saying, "This is the first time I’ve done it – I’m feeling very sorry for myself." The vigilantes responded critically, with one remarking, "I feel sorry for the person you’ve done this to," and the other asking, "How about all the young boys and girls that get abused by people like you?"
The court heard that the online exposure had a ‘catastrophic’ impact on Emery. He was subsequently sentenced to one year in prison, made subject to a sexual harm prevention order, and required to register as a sex offender for ten years.