Warwick man jailed for grooming teenage girl online.
Jason William Clarke, aged 47, of Webb Drive, Warwick started chatting to the 14-year-old online in 2019 and was jailed for 20 months.
Despite knowing her age they started to exchange explicit photos.
When the girl’s teacher became suspicious the police were informed and Clarke was arrested in January 2020 after he was identified through phone records.
He was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court today (Tuesday 23 February) after previously pleading guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a child, causing a child to look at an image of sexual activity and causing a girl to engage in sexual activity.
Clarke was also given a sex offence prevention order and ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register.
Detective Constable Claire Scott from Warwickshire Police CID said: “Clarke showed typical behaviours associated with grooming. He made his victim feel special to the point where she believed they were in love; in fact he was just grooming her for his own sexual gratification.
“His actions continue to have a huge impact on his victim who has shown great bravery in supporting this investigation.”