PORTADOWN MAN GETS PROBATION AFTER MOLESTING TEEN BY FAKE PAEDOPHILE GROUP
Lee Alan Sheffield from Portadown has been ordered to serve two years on probation after appearing at Craigavon Magistrates Court.
The 46-year-old entered a guilty plea to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a minor under the impression she was 14 years old.
The offender had used social media to contact what he believed was a 14-year-old girl, but in reality, the profile belonged to members of a paedophile hunter group.
The conversations were described as extremely explicit.
Sheffield confessed it was a foolish mistake and admitted offering £200 for indecent images.
The judge, Michael Ranaghan, explained that while many think imprisonment is the best solution for such offenders, he opted for a non-custodial sentence to allow for therapeutic work.
Sheffield was ordered to sign the sex offenders register and was given a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
The judge warned that any further offenses would result in two months jail, which he deemed 'pointless' without intervention.
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 surname
67.6%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
33.2%
Surname region
UK
United States
67.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
Lee Alan Sheffield from Portadown has been ordered to serve two years on probation after appearing at Craigavon Magistrates Court. The 46-year-old entered a guilty plea to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a minor under t...
Prison sentence
two years
Lee Alan Sheffield from Portadown has been ordered to serve two years on probation after appearing at Craigavon Magistrates Court
Sex Offenders Register
Sheffield was ordered to sign the sex offenders register and was given a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order
