Overview
- The 49-year-old pleaded guilty to 21 offences, including sexual activity with children and making indecent images.
- Winchester Crown Court imposed an additional eight-year extended licence due to the assessed high risk to children.
- Investigators found he used dating apps to befriend women, escalate sexual chats, and push them toward child abuse conversations.
- Three women linked to him were sentenced: Sarah Johnson to 11 years, Heidi Ludbrook to seven years, and Catarina Araujo to a 12-month suspended term.
- The case began when a victim reported abuse as an adult, and the court heard there were eight victims, boys and girls, who suffered severe psychological harm.