July 2019 Woman facing sentence after she admits child sex offences A woman could face “most likely if not inevitable” prison after she admitted sexual offences against a very young child. Emma Jane Stevens, 23, pleaded guilty to causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity by touching her. She admitted two more charges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity. She admitted one count of taking 17 indecent photographs of a child, and one of distributing four such photographs. All of the offences were committed in the Middlesbrough area in 2017. Stevens, of Grisedale Crescent, Eston , had no previous convictions. Stevens appeared in the dock with a man, 29-year-old Nathan Clarke. Clarke, of Cavendish Street, Keighley, North Yorkshire, previously pleaded guilty to four charges at Teesside Magistrates’ Court. He admitted one charge of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity. He admitted three counts of possessing indecent photos of children – a total of 67 images on two mobile phones and a laptop. The full facts of the case have not yet been outlined in court. Judge Howard Crowson bailed the two defendants until sentencing on August 6. He said: “You’ve admitted very serious offences. Prison is the most likely, if not inevitable, outcome. “What you both should be aware of from today, these are offences which attract what the courts call a notification requirement. “It’s what the public often call the sex offender register. “It essentially means you’re obliged to give certain information to the police about who you are, where you live and certain other details of a personal nature. “It’s up to you to do it. If you don’t do what is required, it’s a criminal offence and it carries prison.”