Withernsea 'sexual predator' jailed for three years on child sex offences
Anthony Henderson was sentenced for his crimes on November 15th
A 62-year-old man from Withernsea has been sentenced for child sexual offences at Hull Crown Court.
Anthony Henderson was handed a prison sentence for three years and nine months, as well as being placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
On top of this, Henderson - with an address at Francis Avenue in Withernsea - was given a sexual harm prevention order when he was sentenced last Friday (November 15th).
Henderson plead guilty to causing a child to engage in a sexual act, meeting a child following grooming, causing a child to watch a sexual act and engaging in sexual communication with a child.
His crimes related to an incident in October, when Henderson arranged to meet up with whom he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.
Instead, the profile was a decoy and was instead being used by the Police Online Investigation Team, who passed the information on to Humberside Police.
Detectives found during the investigation into the 62-year-old that he had been sending images of a sexual nature to the decoy profile, including sexual content of himself and other people.
Speaking about the case, Detective Sergeant Frances Robinson from Humberside Police said: "Henderson is a sexual predator and I’m pleased he is now behind bars and unable to continue with his attempts to target vulnerable people.
"I hope the sentence sends a clear message to anyone committing these types of offences, it is never acceptable to prey on the vulnerable and we will bring you to justice for your crimes.
"I’d like to commend the professionalism by colleagues, including the Crown Prosecution Service, as their dedication has helped us to quickly secure this conviction."
Detective Sergeant Robinson went on to urge anyone who may have witnessed something similar or have any other instances of these offences to get in touch as soon as possible by calling 101.