Felixstowe man jailed for trying to meet a child for sex
He's been sentenced to 35 months in prison
A man from Felixstowe who tried to arrange meeting up with a 14 year-old for sex has been sentenced to 35 months in prison.
Aaron Morrison, who's 34 and from High Street, admitted to arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence.
His offending centred around messages with a person purporting to be 14, in December 2020.
Messages shows Morrison made a number of attempts to meet the individual for sex.
He was first arrested in December 2020 following police investigations into his mobile phone.
It was established he was sending sexual messages to a person purporting to be 14 years-old, and visited several locations in Essex to meet the individual and carry out the act.
In June last year Morrison was subsequently charged with two offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
He later pleaded guilty to arranging or facilitating the commission of a sexual offence, which occurred at the start of December 2020.
DC James Lait said: “Although the victim and Morrison never met, the sentence handed down reflects the depraved nature of Morrison.
"I hope the outcome of this case reassures members of the public that we take such allegations of online predatory behaviour on the young and vulnerable extremely seriously and work to safeguard victims as quickly as possible. We will do everything in our power to bring offenders to justice.”