KIDDERMINSTER MAN THOMAS LLOYD-PERKS SENTENCED IN WORCESTER FOR SEX OFFENCES INVOLVING A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL

A man from Kidderminster, Thomas Lloyd-Perks, has been sentenced to 15 months in custody for sexual offences committed against a 13-year-old girl, with his release expected in a few weeks, Worcester Crown Court was informed. Lloyd-Perks, 20 years old and residing on Worcester Road, had been held on remand in a young offenders institution while awaiting his court appearance. His barrister, Abigail Nixon, stated, "Thomas Lloyd-Perks had been held on remand in a young offenders institution waiting for his case to come before the court."

He pleaded guilty in September last year to engaging in sexual activity with the girl and taking indecent photographs of her genitals. The judge ordered Lloyd-Perks to register as a sex offender for 10 years and imposed a sexual harm prevention order that prohibits him from having contact with any child under 16 for five years.

Prosecutor Siobhan Collins explained that Lloyd-Perks first met the girl, who was 17 at the time, in 2012 at an activity group. Although she later lost interest in the group, he continued to contact her through Facebook messages. Collins said, "Lloyd-Collins was only 17 in 2012 when he met the girl, who was to become his victim, at an activity group. She lost interest in the group but he continued to bombard her with messages on Facebook."

At one point, he invited her to a nightclub, claiming he earned £150,000 annually. Despite the mother’s efforts to limit their interactions, Lloyd-Perks persisted with sexual conversations and they met secretly. He persuaded her to strip so he could determine if she was "a girl or a woman" and took explicit photographs of her private parts.

When the girl confided in her mother about the incident, police were alerted. An analysis of Lloyd-Perks' phone revealed the photographs he had taken. In her impact statement, the girl expressed feeling gullible due to these events.

During mitigation, Miss Nixon presented references attesting to Lloyd-Perks’ good character and strong family support. She mentioned, "He was regarded as an ideal prisoner while in custody and had been a pleasure to teach on a mentoring course."

Judge Robert Juckes QC described Lloyd-Perks as a "very manipulative young man" who exploited a vulnerable 13-year-old girl. The judge also expressed concern that private pictures could potentially be disseminated on social media, adding, "There was always the danger that pictures taken in private could get into the social media."

Lloyd-Perks was thus sentenced in light of his manipulative behavior and the risks associated with his actions.