PAEDOPHILE JAILED AFTER DRIVING 272 MILES TO MEET GIRL
A man from Great Yarmouth who traveled over 272 miles to meet a child for the purpose of sexual activity has been sentenced to prison after it was revealed he had been communicating with an undercover police officer.
Michael Stacey, residing on York Road in Yarmouth, made the journey to Sunderland on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, intending to meet a girl aged 13 with whom he had been chatting online.
Unbeknownst to him, the girl was an undercover officer working with the North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU).
She promptly contacted Northumbria Police detectives.
The next day, Stacey, aged 48, went to the location where he believed he would meet the girl.
However, police officers from Northumbria Police intercepted him and detained him at the scene.
He was taken into custody, charged, and convicted of the offences within a 24-hour period.
On Monday, June 20, he appeared before Newcastle Crown Court and was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison, with an additional four-year license period after release.
Stacey admitted to arranging a child sex offense and engaging in sexual communication with a minor.
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 Kingdom
- based on surname
63.3%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
40.7%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
63.3%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A man from Great Yarmouth who traveled over 272 miles to meet a child for the purpose of sexual activity has been sentenced to prison after it was revealed he had been communicating with an undercover police officer. Michael Stacey, resi...
Prison sentence
A man from Great Yarmouth who traveled over 272 miles to meet a child for the purpose of sexual activity has been sentenced to prison after it was revealed he had been communicating with an undercover police officer
Prison sentence
four years and eight months
On Monday, June 20, he appeared before Newcastle Crown Court and was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison, with an additional four-year license period after release
