LEE MILLS FROM CARDIFF SENTENCED FOR VILE ONLINE MESSAGES TO 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
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Cardiff Child Sexual Abuser
In July of this year, authorities took decisive action against Lee Mills, a 40-year-old man residing on Brithdir Street in Cardiff, after evidence emerged that he had been engaging in inappropriate and illegal online communications with a young girl. The investigation was initiated following reports that Mills had been contacting a minor through a computer at Cardiff Central Library, a public facility where he accessed a 'team chat' platform.
On July 14, law enforcement officers visited Mills' residence in Cardiff after receiving credible information linking him to the online contact with the young girl. During the police interview at Cardiff Bay police station, Mills admitted to having communicated with someone he believed to be a child. Authorities seized his mobile phones for forensic analysis, which revealed disturbing messages.
One of the messages, read aloud during the sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court, was particularly explicit: 'I know I’d touch you all over and I’d like to lick your young p****.' Such messages demonstrated Mills' blatant disregard for the law and the safety of minors. When questioned about his actions and why he had breached a court order, Mills claimed he was simply 'bored,' a justification that did little to mitigate the severity of his conduct.
Mills later pleaded guilty to attempting to communicate with a child and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The court was informed that Mills had a long history of offenses related to indecent images of children. His criminal record dates back to 2013 when he was first subject to a SHPO for possessing and creating indecent images of minors. Subsequent convictions in 2015 and 2018 involved similar offenses, including possession and distribution of such images. His most recent conviction in March 2020 involved attempting to engage in sexual communication with a minor, distributing indecent images, and breaching the SHPO.
Following his release from prison in January of the previous year after serving a three-year sentence, Mills expressed a desire to seek employment through Remploy, a supported employment organization. However, his criminal behavior persisted, culminating in the current charges.
During the sentencing hearing, Judge Daniel Williams condemned Mills' actions, stating, 'You engaged in vile communications with a 12-year-old girl and asked her if she wanted to meet up.' As a result, Mills was sentenced to 28 months in prison. Additionally, he was placed under an indefinite SHPO, ensuring he remains under supervision and restrictions to protect the public from further harm.
In a related case from November 2015, Mills, then living in Cardiff, was involved in a separate disturbing incident. A nursery janitor, aged 31 at the time, was jailed for 10 months after being found with illegal images of children, including photographs of babies being sexually abused. The nursery where Mills was employed was not named during the proceedings at Cardiff Crown Court. The court was told that Mills had lost his job after being caught with these images on his home computer and mobile phone, though there was no evidence linking the images to children at the nursery.
Prosecutor John Warren detailed that Mills had downloaded four indecent images of children, which included explicit content involving infants and toddlers. His online activity also included searches for terms such as 'how to become a paedophile,' 'child grooming tips,' 'naked little girls,' and 'child porn stars.' When police executed a search warrant at his home in St Fagans Avenue, Barry, Mills attempted to speak privately with officers, asking if he could delete the content from his phone. During the search, officers discovered a pair of toddler’s knickers in a bedroom drawer along with other adult pornography. Further investigation revealed that Mills had been active in chat rooms where individuals discussed and shared illegal content, including a recorded conversation where someone claimed to have performed a sex act with a 10-year-old girl, to which Mills responded, 'give me her number.'
Legal representatives described Mills as immature and suggested that much of his online activity was influenced by others in chat rooms rather than solely his own initiative. His defense argued that treatment in the community could be more beneficial than incarceration. Nonetheless, Judge Williams emphasized the seriousness of his offenses, stating that possession of such images and items was deeply troubling and that individuals involved in such behavior should expect imprisonment. The judge also condemned Mills' claims of not deriving sexual gratification from his actions, asserting that each image represented a real child suffering real harm. To prevent future offenses, Mills was subjected to a sexual offences prevention order and was required to register as a sex offender for the next ten years.
On July 14, law enforcement officers visited Mills' residence in Cardiff after receiving credible information linking him to the online contact with the young girl. During the police interview at Cardiff Bay police station, Mills admitted to having communicated with someone he believed to be a child. Authorities seized his mobile phones for forensic analysis, which revealed disturbing messages.
One of the messages, read aloud during the sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court, was particularly explicit: 'I know I’d touch you all over and I’d like to lick your young p****.' Such messages demonstrated Mills' blatant disregard for the law and the safety of minors. When questioned about his actions and why he had breached a court order, Mills claimed he was simply 'bored,' a justification that did little to mitigate the severity of his conduct.
Mills later pleaded guilty to attempting to communicate with a child and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The court was informed that Mills had a long history of offenses related to indecent images of children. His criminal record dates back to 2013 when he was first subject to a SHPO for possessing and creating indecent images of minors. Subsequent convictions in 2015 and 2018 involved similar offenses, including possession and distribution of such images. His most recent conviction in March 2020 involved attempting to engage in sexual communication with a minor, distributing indecent images, and breaching the SHPO.
Following his release from prison in January of the previous year after serving a three-year sentence, Mills expressed a desire to seek employment through Remploy, a supported employment organization. However, his criminal behavior persisted, culminating in the current charges.
During the sentencing hearing, Judge Daniel Williams condemned Mills' actions, stating, 'You engaged in vile communications with a 12-year-old girl and asked her if she wanted to meet up.' As a result, Mills was sentenced to 28 months in prison. Additionally, he was placed under an indefinite SHPO, ensuring he remains under supervision and restrictions to protect the public from further harm.
In a related case from November 2015, Mills, then living in Cardiff, was involved in a separate disturbing incident. A nursery janitor, aged 31 at the time, was jailed for 10 months after being found with illegal images of children, including photographs of babies being sexually abused. The nursery where Mills was employed was not named during the proceedings at Cardiff Crown Court. The court was told that Mills had lost his job after being caught with these images on his home computer and mobile phone, though there was no evidence linking the images to children at the nursery.
Prosecutor John Warren detailed that Mills had downloaded four indecent images of children, which included explicit content involving infants and toddlers. His online activity also included searches for terms such as 'how to become a paedophile,' 'child grooming tips,' 'naked little girls,' and 'child porn stars.' When police executed a search warrant at his home in St Fagans Avenue, Barry, Mills attempted to speak privately with officers, asking if he could delete the content from his phone. During the search, officers discovered a pair of toddler’s knickers in a bedroom drawer along with other adult pornography. Further investigation revealed that Mills had been active in chat rooms where individuals discussed and shared illegal content, including a recorded conversation where someone claimed to have performed a sex act with a 10-year-old girl, to which Mills responded, 'give me her number.'
Legal representatives described Mills as immature and suggested that much of his online activity was influenced by others in chat rooms rather than solely his own initiative. His defense argued that treatment in the community could be more beneficial than incarceration. Nonetheless, Judge Williams emphasized the seriousness of his offenses, stating that possession of such images and items was deeply troubling and that individuals involved in such behavior should expect imprisonment. The judge also condemned Mills' claims of not deriving sexual gratification from his actions, asserting that each image represented a real child suffering real harm. To prevent future offenses, Mills was subjected to a sexual offences prevention order and was required to register as a sex offender for the next ten years.