January 2021 Blackpool paedophile tried to pay mum £200 to abuse eight-year-old girl A convicted paedophile who tried to make arrangements with a mum to travel to Wales and pay £200 to abuse her eight year old daughter has been jailed for three years and two months Nigel Norton, 40, of Powell Avenue, Blackpool, sent graphic messages about raping the little girl and asked the mother if he could keep a pair of her knickers. Preston Crown Court heard Norton, posing as a man called Peter, had even discussed bringing the child a gift, and when arrested, Frozen toys and girl’s underwear were found in his home. Fortunately the ‘Welsh mummy’ was a police officer investigating online abuse In an interview, Norton, who was convicted in 2014 of 12 indecent image offences and given a sexual harm prevention order, said he was doing it to wind up online paedophile hunters. But Norton, himself dad to an 11-year-old daughter, now admits arranging the commission of a child sex offence in September 2019 and failing to comply with his notification requirements by failing to tell officers he was using an online pseudonym. Prosecuting, Mark Kellet said the officer used an online pseudonym on the Say Hi dating app and Kik Messenger of a 25-year-old woman with an eight year old daughter, and indicated she would be prepared to allow subjects to rape and abuse the child. At first Norton had messaged the profile but was suspicious it was a fake profile, to which the ‘mum’ replied: “No, just dont think you’re into what we have to offer.” His response was: “If we are on the same wavelength then I am…the first time chance of unwrapping a small package, do you have a photo of the small package?” Later, despite further suspicions he was being set up, he went on to say: “Can’t wait to learn more about your tasty little package.” He again asked for pictures and said he was “hoping to see a pic of your pride and joy but will have to wait”. Mr Kellet said: ” They discussed how much he would have to pay for different levels of abuse. “They then discussed ground rules for the abuse and he agreed to take a present for the child.” Norton then discussed how to stop the child disclosing the abuse at school, remarking: ” Obviously I need to protect myself as well.” He was traced through his IP address to his place of work in St Annes and his home in Blackpool. Officers seized a variety of items including two phones containing indecent images, condoms, lubricant, girls knickers, a Frozen money box and Hello Kitty annual. Judge Richard Gioserano said he had to consider the level of intended harm to the child and the significant degree of planning. He said: “It could be said you arranged to commit the sexual offence with another person because you believed you were actually agreeing it with the mother of this child, and you even agreed to pay £200 to sexually abuse the child you believed to be her daughter. “So too you asked for pictures of the child you believed existed or as you yourself called the child, a ‘small package’. September 2014 Blackpool man accessed indecent film footage and pictures of children Nigel Norton found it thrilling to download something illegal, Preston Crown court was told. But the 34-year-old film and TV production enthusiast was sent to jail by a judge who gave him a total of 16 months prison. Norton, a man of previous good character, pleaded guilty yesterday to a total of 12 charges – six of making indecent images of children, three of possessing indecent images, plus three other offences of possessing an extreme pornographic image. The latter three charges related to “snuff movies” – two of them depicting the rape of a woman while the other showed an adult female with a very young child and in the end showed an image of a dead child. Judge Stuart Baker, in passing sentence, said that however distant someone felt from what was being depicted, anyone looking at such images was seeing real children. “The children were not cartoon images. They were real children subjected to appalling abuse”, he said. Paul Cummings, prosecuting, said police received information and obtained a search warrant which was executed at Norton’s home on Powell Avenue, Marton. This took place on July 4 last year. More than 1,500 images, both still and moving, were found. Neil Fraser Gunn, defending, said there was no suggestion of any of the material being distributed. He submitted the court deal with the case without sending Norton to prison. Mr Gunn told the court “An expert report indicates he suffers with obsessional behaviour.” Norton had studied film and television production. His explanation was that while downloading numerous films he came across other material. Because of his obsessive behaviour, the downloading had to be completed before he could move on to his daily business. Judge Baker said: “Whether it truly depicted a murder of the woman or didn’t, it was of an extremely distasteful nature”. Norton will be on the Sex Offender’s Register for 10 years and subject to a sexual offences prevention order indefinitely.