Man from Canterbury jailed for sending explicit messages to child

He was sentenced to two years and 11 months’ in prison.

Author: Harry LongPublished 19th Oct 2023

A sex offender from Canterbury has been jailed for sending sexually explicit messages to a child he thought was just 14-years-old.

At Canterbury Crown Court on 8 August, he pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually communicate with a child and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.

55 year-old Nigel Stewart, of Gordon Road, was sentenced to two years and 11 months’ in prison.

He will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for the next ten years.

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