'TWISTED' MIDDLESBROUGH PAEDOPHILE JAILED OVER ATTACKS
A “twisted” paedophile who sexually assaulted two young children and forced them to watch graphic content has been jailed.Over the period of two months, the 32-year-old assaulted two children and told them not to tell anyone about the abuse, saying it was “their secret”.
He showed them graphic sexual content, incited them to engage in sexual activity, and took indecent images and videos of them.
After one of the children bravely disclosed what was happening, it was reported to Cleveland Police, who launched an investigation.
Wright was arrested on July 25, last year and his phone was seized for examination while a search was also carried out at his home, where further devices and items were recovered.
The force’s Digital Forensic Unit (DFU) found more than 100 indecent and prohibited images and videos of children, with four being graded as category A, the worst category.
He was arrested and charged with 25 offences including making indecent images of children, possessing prohibited images of children, voyeurism, rape and sexual assault.
He pleaded guilty to all offences and was sentenced to 18 years in prison, plus five years on extended licence, at Teesside Crown Court.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Victoria Brown said: “Wright committed some of the most vile crimes imaginable and caused an immeasurable amount of trauma to his young and vulnerable victims.
“He targeted the children in pursuit of his own twisted sexual gratification without any consideration for the impact his actions would have on them and I’m pleased that he has today been given a significant prison sentence.
“This was an extremely distressing case but the joint work from CAVA, DFU, and our Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT) was instrumental in helping us bring Wright before the courts and get justice for his victims and their families.
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