Basildon paedo had video of girl being assaulted

David Dennerley, of Crest Avenue, Basildon, was arrested after a school teacher found sexual messages he sent to a girl and raised the alarm with her parents.

The 42-year-old was jailed for a year and four months at Basildon Crown Court yesterday.

The court was told police raided his house in September and found 110 indecent images and videos of children.

He also had roughly 48 “sexual conversations” with children on his electronic devices.

Prosecuting, Matthew Bagnall, said: “He sent naked images of himself to the girls online and they sent images back too.

“On March 9 one girl got a message from him saying ‘stunning’ and they began to chat online.

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“She clearly told him she was underage and he instigated sexual conversation. These were found by a teacher who told her parents and then the police were informed.

“Police raided his home on September 7 and found the devices with the images and videos.

“There were many similar conversations with a considerable number of people who identified themselves as being underage.”

Mitigating, Sasha Bailey, told the court he was a carer for his sick parents.

She said: “His father has significant arthritis with deteriorating breaking bones and since 11, Dennerley has cared for both of his parents. His mother has back and thyroid issues.

“He says he was stresses and tired at the time of these offences and it caused to behave in this appalling way.”

Sentencing, Judge Samantha Cohen, said: “You had more than 100 indecent images and one video of a young girl being sexually assaulted. You also had 48 sexual conversations with girls. I cannot suspend this sentence as it’s so serious.”