BLACKBURN DRUG DEALER WHO GROOMED AND SOLD TO CHILDREN JAILED
A dealer who sold drugs to children and started a sexual online chat with a girl has been jailed.
Justin Cooper, 34, pretended to be 16 years old when talking to the 14-year-old girl online.
The girl told her older sister she was falling in love with him and when she was located at Cooper's house having gone missing, he was served with a child abduction notice.
When the girl's sister became suspicious, she posed as a 15-year-old on social media and started talking to Cooper herself.
He invited her for drinks and sent her pictures of sex toys.
He also told her: "I'm a weed dealer, you wouldn't believe the offers I get." Cooper, of Clayton Street, Blackburn, appeared for sentence at Burnley Crown Court alongside three co-defendants charged over drug conspiracy and supply.
The conspiracy to supply cannabis charge related also to David Watson, 58, of Mallard Place, Oswaldtwistle, who acted as a runner for Cooper.
Police attended Cooper's address after concerns about dealing to children.
A 14-year-old boy was found at the house under the influence of cannabis.
Cooper was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, with sex offender notification requirements and a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.
His 12-month sentence was suspended for 18 months, and he must complete 15 rehabilitation activity days.
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 States
- based on first name
59.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
59.5%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
45.2%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
er concerns about dealing to children. A 14-year-old boy was found at the house under the influence of cannabis. Cooper was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, with sex offender notification requirements and a sexual harm prev...
Prison sentence
A dealer who sold drugs to children and started a sexual online chat with a girl has been jailed
Prison sentence
three-and-a-half years
Cooper was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, with sex offender notification requirements and a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years
Court order
10 years
Cooper was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, with sex offender notification requirements and a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years
Suspended sentence
18 months
His 12-month sentence was suspended for 18 months, and he must complete 15 rehabilitation activity days
