SEX OFFENDER FROM CAMDEN IN LONDON JAILED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MEET AND SEXUALLY ABUSE BOY IN MAIDSTONE
He sent sexually explicit messages describing his preferences and demanded indecent pictures while urging the child to meet him in a car park on the outskirts of Maidstone.He traveled from his home in Fellows Road, Camden, north London, to the agreed location near West Park Road.
Officers noticed his blue Ford Fiesta circling the car park and stopped him after he failed to explain his reason for being there.
His mobile phone was seized, and evidence confirmed he was intent on sexually assaulting the child.
Scarnell admitted arranging sexual activity with a child, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and causing a child to watch sexual activity.
He was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on October 16 to two years and eight months in prison.
Additionally, he was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order restricting his contact with children and his use of technology to prevent further offences.
Det Con Andrew Hunter stated: “Scarnell acted with complete disregard for anything other than his own sexual gratification.
While he initially claimed he arranged the meeting to dissuade his target from engaging in sexual activity, a thorough investigation uncovered his true intent.
A custodial sentence, alongside the conditions of his SHPO, means Scarnell will be prevented from continuing his predatory behaviour.”
