TEESSIDE LONER JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE AND ONLINE GROOMING
A 6ft 6 Teesside loner, Mateusz Rucinski, 23, solicited a fictional 12-year-old girl online with the message: 'Do you want to get pregnant with my baby?' He was found with horrific child abuse videos on his phone, including footage of children as young as three being abused, as well as material showing abuse by an animal.In 2024, he downloaded 27 category A images/videos and 28 photographs of children being sexually abused.
Rucinski was arrested after police received a report that he uploaded illegal sexual content on March 28, 2024, but investigations did not find evidence at that time.
His Samsung phone was examined after police searched his former home.
Later, on June 10, 2024, police set up an online decoy in the name of a fictional 12-year-old girl named Mia.
Rucinski messaged her: 'Want to get pregnant with my baby?' and sent explicit messages when she disclosed her age.
He asked to see her naked, about sexual acts, and discussed meeting her at Glasgow train station, intending to have sex outdoors.
He eventually pulled out of the meeting, claiming he 'got cold feet' after his arrest on June 26.
He admitted to messaging multiple women with similar lines about getting pregnant.
Rucinski pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images, possession of extreme pornography, attempted sexual communications with a child, and attempting to cause a child under 13 to engage in sexual acts.
His barrister described him as a 'loner' with mental health issues and drug problems.
Judge Kama Melly sentenced Rucinski to four years and nine months in prison, ordered him to sign the sex offenders' register for life, and imposed a lifelong sexual harm prevention order.
