July 2019 Man jailed after engaging teenage girl into sexual activity A friendship with a teenage girl led to a man engaging into sexual activity with her He was later found with intimate pictures of the girl on his phone, a court heard. Tyrone Theobald, 33, of Somerby Road, Scunthorpe, admitted sexual activity with a girl between November 1, 2017 and February 15 last year. Craig Lowe, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Theobald became close to the girl and a sexual relationship developed, even though he knew it was wrong because of her age. They had sex on two occasions and he was later found to have five intimate pictures of her on his phone. The girl’s mother alerted police and he handed himself in to them. He said he could not remember how many times he had sex with the girl but the prosecution accepted her claim that it was twice. The girl did not support the prosecution of Theobald, said Mr Lowe. Andrew Bailey, mitigating, told the court that Theobald made admissions and “did not play the system”. It was a “grossly inappropriate” sexual relationship. Theobald had no previous convictions and had lost his job with a delivery company after the offence came to light. He was jailed for two years and eight months and must register his details as a sex offender for life.