CWMBRAN PAEDOPHILE TOLD ‘GIRLS’ TO PLAY WITH THEMSELVES
A PAEDOPHILE who told “13-year-old girls and 14-year-old girls” to play with themselves for him has been jailed.Lee Pomroy, aged 55, from Cwmbran would also send them videos of himself masturbating, Roger Griffiths, prosecuting, told Newport Crown Court.
There were no real victims as he was being set up by paedophile hunters posing as underage schoolgirls.
“The defendant encouraged each decoy to digitally penetrate themselves and would provide detailed instructions when telling them to finger themselves,” Mr Griffiths said.
“He would send them videos of himself masturbating and arranged to meet some of them.” Pomroy suggested to one “girl” that their rendezvous be at Cardiff Bus Station.
“The defendant asked one ‘14-year-old girl’ if she wanted to talk dirty,” Mr Griffiths added.
“He said he going to teach her what it was like to have sex and told her he wanted to meet her.” Pomroy was in touch with five decoys who had created fake profiles.
They contacted police and he was arrested.
The defendant admitted five counts of attempting to cause/incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity and one of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
Pomroy had previous convictions but none for any sexual offences.
His barrister David Pinnell said: “The defendant’s best mitigation is his guilty pleas.” The court heard that his client had endured “adverse childhood experiences and was socially isolated”.
Judge Shomon Khan told Pomroy: “You are 55, you have no relevant previous convictions and you haven’t been in trouble for a number of years.
“Your offending is aggravated by the facts that you told ‘them’ not to tell anybody and you asked for images and sent them.” He added: “You were determined and persistent.
You intended to sexualise 13 and 14-year-old girls for your own sexual gratification.” Pomroy, of Ty Box Road, Pontnewydd was jailed for four years and told he would serve half of that sentence before being released on licence.
He will have to register as a sex offender for life and he was made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
The defendant must also pay a victim surcharge.
