September 2013 CUMBRIA MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD GROOMING OFFENCES A MAN has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting ‘grooming’ a 13-year-old girl in Cumbria. Lucasz Lisakowski, aged 30 from Swan Street, Longtown was been sentenced to two years eight months at Carlisle Crown Court today. On Tuesday 20 August 2013 Lisakowski was arrested by officers from Cumbria Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit after he arranged to meet a 13 year old girl in Carlisle City Centre. Lisakowski’s arrest was as a result of a proactive policing operation which commenced in late July 2013, when Lisakowski used the Badoo chat site to engage with a 13-year-old girl. He went on to sexualise the conversations, and over the following weeks he sexually groomed and arranged to meet the girl in Carlisle City Centre. When Lisakowski turned up at the pre-arranged meeting place, he was immediately arrested by waiting police officers on Tuesday 20 August 2013. He was charged with two offences, namely causing / inciting a girl under 16 to engage in sexual activity and meeting a child following sexual grooming. On Wednesday 25 September 2013, Lisakowski appeared at Carlisle Crown Court where he was sentenced to 32 months years imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to the offences at an earlier hearing. He will also be subject of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order which will restrict his usage of the internet once released from Prison to ensure he cannot engage with young children. Speaking after the sentence, DCI Rob O’Connor of Cumbria Constabulary said: “Lisakowski’s arrest was as a result of a proactive operation to ensure that young children can use social media and remain safe. He engaged in sexualised conversation with a view to meeting a young girl for his own sexual gratification. His arrest and sentence should send a real strong message out to others that we are watching them, and we will target them with a view to putting them in front of the Courts with the assistance of other partner agencies. “Once released from prison, Lisakowski will have restrictions on his use of the internet which will ensure he cannot target young girls again in the same manner. His custodial sentence will give him the time to reflect on his actions, and my message is simple that we will target others if they engage in similar activity to Lisakowski. “It is important that our children are safe when on online. Our recent summer internet safety campaign highlight some of the way in which parents can help to ensure their child’s safety. For more information , please visit http://www.cumbria.police.uk/advice-and-information/online-safety Isla Chilton, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West said: “Lukasz Lisakowski instigated sexually explicit internet conversations and arranged to meet a 13-year-old girl. “Following proactive work by Cumbria Constabulary, Lisakowski was arrested. It is obvious from the evidence that his intentions were to groom and then sexually exploit a young girl. “The Crown Prosecution Service is wholly committed to tackling offences of this nature and we are working alongside the police and other agencies to ensure that those who exploit or attempt to exploit children in this way are brought to justice.”