Huntingdon Man Jailed For Sending Explicit Images

36-year-old Terry Turner was jailed after he breached a court order by sending explicit images to a teenage boy.

Turner began talking to his victim, who was 14 at the time, in early 2020 after he had joined a social media platform.

Between 7 July and 8 November 2020, Turner mainly used WhatsApp to send six messages of a sexual nature as well as 25 indecent images.

The matter was reported to police after the teenager aired his concerns and Turner was arrested.

Turner, of Ambury Road, Huntingdon, having pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing, was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court for the charges of engaging in sexual communication with a child and three breaches of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

He was jailed for two years, given a new Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and also given an indefinite restraining order.

PC Ed Allison said: “Turner’s behaviour was appalling and that is reflected in the jail sentence. Unfortunately, the use of social media and mobile phones mean that children can be vulnerable to those who wish to exploit them.

“However, we work tirelessly to keep our communities safe and protecting young people from harm is one of our top priorities.”