Worcestershire pervert catfished children in online sex chats
Lee Greenhill, who used pictures of younger men as he pretended to be a rich businessman online, was also in possession of animal porn.
Last updated 31st May 2023
A pervert from Kidderminster has been jailed for three years after he was catfishing underage girls online.
Lee Greenhill, 46, was also convicted of three counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to make a child look at pictures of sexual activity and distributing indecent photos of children.
He was also guilty of possessing animal porn and breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
He will now be added to the sex offenders’ register for life.
Greenhill, of St Cecilia Close in Kidderminster, was caught in a sting in January, West Mercia Police said.
It said officers from the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET) arrested Greenhill for attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
It was after the force was tipped off that Greenhill had engaged with two girls on the internet, both under 16.
During the conversations, police said Greenhill used photos of other young men and pretended he was a rich businessman.
They also said he showed the children photos of luxury yachts and cars telling the children that he would take them on them.
The conversations included that Greenhill intended to have sexual intercourse with the children and included the sending of explicit pictures and videos to them.
After his arrest, examinations were carried out on all his devices, which provided further evidence.
Detective Sergeant Dave Meyer, of the West Mercia Police OCSET team, said: “I’m pleased that Greenhill will now face the consequences for his actions, and will rightly be identified as a sex offender for life.
“There is no doubt that he poses a threat to young people and without our intervention may have gone on to groom others online, escalating his behaviour towards contact offending, something we work day-in and day-out to prevent.
“This case is testament to the fact that our close relationships with partners in Regional Organised Crime Units, children’s services and the charitable sector are paying dividends in our fight to protect children online."