July 2015 Facebook friend who turned out to be man asked 12-yr-old to swap naked photos A MAN from Redland who befriended a 12-year-old girl online and asked her to send him naked photos of herself has been handed a suspended jail term. The youngster accepted a Facebook friend request from a James Brown who said he was 15, Bristol Crown Court heard. In actual fact Callum Buck, aged 22 at the time but now aged 23, was the man she was chatting to and they agreed to exchange intimate photographs. The court heard the experience has caused the traumatised youngster to self-harm. Buck, of St Oswald’s Court, St Oswald’s Road, pleaded guilty two charges of inciting a girl aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity. He also admitted two charges of making indecent photographs, by receiving the pictures the child took of herself. The recorder Mr Atkinson QC handed him a two year prison sentence, suspended for two years. He told Buck: “Your actions resulted in a lot of pain and suffering for a number of people. “It is not that many years ago that I stood behind my daughters when they were in their early teens, gazing at the computer to see what they were doing, who they were contacting and who was contacting them. “The risk and danger of approaches being made by people who lie and deceive others are well illustrated in this case.” Buck was told to go on the Thames Valley Sex Offender Programme for 60 days and carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. He was told to register as a sex offender for ten years and was handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, banning him from unchecked use of the internet open for inspection by police. Buck sobbed in the dock as Timothy Bradbury, prosecuting, told the judge how he had made out he was 15, then 18 to the child, and doing his A levels in Bristol. The conversation turned sexual, with Buck asking the child to describe her underwear and send him naked pictures of her, the court heard. She went on to send him a picture of her private parts and her chest, the court heard. She told police Buck sent her naked pictures of himself, and they had “limited” contact by phone but didn’t arrange to meet. When the child’s family became aware of what was happening police were contacted and Buck was traced to Cotham Brow. He provided a statement apologising for his actions and confirming he had sought help from a therapist. The youngster’s mother made a victim impact statement in which she said the child was hospitalised after harming herself, inflicting 60 cuts to one arm. The victim had lost confidence and self-esteem, was an intoverted with mood swings and displayed aggression, the court heard. Tabitha Macfarlane, defending, said her client worked in the catering industry from when he was aged 13 and was well educated to Master’s Degree level having attended the University of the West of England. Miss Macfarlane said a probation report described Buck as a pro-social man who couldn’t believe what he had done. Buck expressed a willingness to engage in treatment on an intensive sex offender’s programme, the court heard. Miss Macfarlane said: “It could be immediate custody would not address concerns of any risk of offending. This is my plea of mercy to Your Honour.”