AMESBURY MAN JAILED FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND ONLINE EXPLOITATION
A 58-year-old man from Amesbury has been found guilty and sentenced for attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with a child.The court heard how Kurt Anderssen engaged in conversation on social media, discussing paying to meet the seven-year-old daughter of the person he was communicating with for sexual activity.
A meeting date was agreed upon, but Anderssen canceled it, claiming he was unsure if the arrangement was genuine.
He was arrested by Wiltshire Police officers on Thursday, 9 December 2021, at his home.
Several electronic devices were seized, revealing browsing history related to child sexual abuse material and downloaded files with child abuse titles.
The jury at Winchester Crown Court convicted him of three counts of arranging/facilitating a child sex offence, encouraging/discouraging the distribution of indecent images of a child, and two counts of making an indecent image of a child.
He was sentenced to six years and eight months in custody.
The case highlights his engagement in online conversations about child sexual exploitation and the possession of related material, culminating in his arrest and conviction.
