RYAN JAMESON OF STOWMARKET SENTENCED IN IPSWICH FOR CHILD OFFENCE CONSPIRACY AND IMAGE OFFENSES

In September 2014, Ryan Jameson, a 25-year-old resident of Hall Road, Stowmarket, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to abduct a child. The charges stemmed from incidents in June 2013, with the court hearing that Jameson had engaged in a conversation on an internet chatroom discussing plans to take young boys to a forest and tie them up.

On the day of his sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court, Judge John Devaux addressed Jameson, who had been remanded since his earlier plea. Evidence obtained from his home computer showed that Jameson was involved in a two-way chat revealing his desire to abduct children. Police also found indecent images of children on his device.

Jameson had previously been convicted in 2011 for similar misconduct when he took pictures of three children after blindfolding and tying their hands, then later stored these images on his computer. Prosecutor Godfried Duah described the findings, stating that police recovered 25 images graded as level five—denoting the most serious level of child abuse images—and four images at level one, the least severe. Additionally, one moving image was classified as level five.

Following his guilty plea on February 12 to conspiracy to abduct a child, breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, andMaking indecent images of children, Jameson had remained in custody. Today, the court sentenced him to four years' imprisonment.

Detective Constable Suzanna Newell commented after the hearing, saying, “Jameson’s sentencing today is a welcome result. The conversation found on his computer between himself and another individual, who has not been identified, was particularly disturbing and showed that he had a desire to abduct young boys and tie them up. Hopefully today’s sentencing will give some assurance to people that we will pursue individuals and seek justice.”

This case follows an earlier 2011 incident when Jameson, then 21, was accused of taking photographs of children at Chilton Fields and Edgecomb Road in Stowmarket. The court was told he had taken the children there, blindfolded and tied their hands, to photograph them. When police searched his computer, they found additional indecent images, including pictures of children who had been gagged, blindfolded, and bound. Judge Patrick O’Brien, recognizing Jameson’s medical condition that led to behavioral issues, decided not to impose prison but instead awarded a three-year supervision order, along with a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order and registration on the Sex Offenders’ Register. The judge urged Jameson to pursue healthier activities to replace his harmful behaviors.

Jameson’s defense, represented by Steven Dyble, acknowledged his awareness of the seriousness of his actions and highlighted his remorse. He also disputed the number of images found, suggesting there were closer to 15 rather than 30, and emphasized that Jameson’s condition contributed to his behavior, requiring support rather than imprisonment.