January 2015 Sexual predator who messaged young girls online asking them to meet him for sex is jailed A sexual predator who messaged young girls online asking them to meet him for sex and offering them drugs has been jailed for six years. Dean Thompson, 24, of Hamilton Close, Portslade, contacted girls aged eleven to fifteen over Facebook, Kik, Skype and by text, offering to supply two with cocaine. He was first arrested in 2012 after a 12-year-old girl reported she had been contacted by him for sex, but insufficient evidence at the time meant he was not prosecuted until another victim came forward in 2013. Thompson even contacted one young girl while on bail as police uncovered several more victims who had been contacted since 2010, a Sussex Police spokesman said. He was jailed on Monday at Lewes Crown Court by Judge Guy Anthony, who also handed him a life-time Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO), restricting his access to computers and children. He must also sign onto the sex offenders’ register for life. Thompson had admitted three counts of attempting to meet a child under 16 years, two counts of inciting a girl under 16 years to watch something sexual, five counts of inciting five girls under the age of 16 to engage in sexual behaviour and two counts of offering to supply class A drugs to a girl under 16 years old. Detective Constable Leianne Blampied said the case served as a warning about the dangers of the web. She said: “This case is a further reminder to young people and those looking after them to be very careful about engaging in personal web contact with anyone you do not know.” Sussex Police advises youngsters never to give out personal details, photographs or any other identifying material; not to take people at face value; and never to arrange to meet someone from the internet without taking a responsible adult. The force recommends that children only use chat services targeted at their own age group.