Elliot Jones: ‘Dangerous’ sexual predator who manipulated ladies to abuse kids jailed | EUROtoday

A “dangerous sexual predator” who “coerced, pressured and manipulated” three ladies into sending him little one abuse movies has been jailed for 26 years.

Elliot Jones, 49, of Necton, Norfolk, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court.

He confronted 17 fees of sexual offences in opposition to kids, three counts of creating indecent pictures of youngsters, and a blackmail cost.

Jones, who additionally abused among the victims, will serve an eight-year prolonged licence interval after his jail time period.

Sarah Johnson, 57, of Andover, Hampshire, was sentenced to 11 years in jail with an prolonged licence interval of 1 12 months for 12 fees of sexual offences in opposition to kids, three of taking indecent pictures of youngsters and three of distributing indecent pictures.

Heidi Ludbrook, 45, of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, was jailed for seven years for 2 counts of conspiracy to trigger a toddler to have interaction in sexual exercise, two counts of inflicting a toddler to have interaction in sexual exercise, three counts of taking indecent images of youngsters and three of distributing indecent pictures of youngsters.

Catarina Araujo, 46, of Dereham, Norfolk, was sentenced to 12 months in jail suspended for a 12 months for one depend of taking indecent pictures of youngsters and one depend of distributing indecent pictures of youngsters.

Barry McElduff KC, prosecuting, stated that the abuse first got here to mild after one of many victims revealed sexual assaults that they had suffered from Johnson.

He stated that Jones then blackmailed Johnson into persevering with the abuse, which concerned her performing intercourse acts on herself and on the younger victims which included using intercourse toys.

He stated that the victims described being in “obvious pain and distress”, with one saying that the abuse, which occurred on a “weekly basis for six to 12 months”, had “broken” them.

Mr McElduff stated that Jones additionally contacted different ladies via courting apps in a bid to focus on extra kids throughout a six-year interval.

The court docket heard that the eight victims included each girls and boys.

He stated: “He had been in contact with many other women in which a clear strategy is evident.

“He would befriend a woman online, start speaking with them, push effectively at boundaries, talk in a sexual way, share sexual images and chats and move on eventually to the topic of abuse of children to see how far it would go.

“Heidi Ludbrook and Catarina Araujo were two women who had engaged in conversation with Mr Jones to varying degrees, he was provided with material.”

Judge Adam Feest KC stated that Jones had “coerced, pressured and manipulated” the opposite defendants into collaborating within the abuse, which had induced the victims “severe psychological harm”, with one saying that they had thought-about suicide.

He instructed Jones: “You deliberately and effectively manipulated and coerced your co-defendants.

“Your targeted, repeated and sustained actions have been a corrupting and destructive influence on your victims and co-defendants alike.”

He added: “I am quite satisfied the risk you pose to others, particularly children, is of the highest order. I am also quite satisfied this risk is unlikely to diminish over time.”

Bartholomew O’Toole, defending Jones, stated: “He does fully acknowledge the seriousness of these matters and he very much regrets everything he has done.

“He regrets the hurt and the damage he has caused.”

Adrienne Knight, representing Johnson, stated that her shopper suffered from “underlying mental health difficulties” together with ADHD, borderline character dysfunction, autism, melancholy and nervousness which she stated made her “more vulnerable and susceptible than others”.

Ms Knight stated that Johnson was “manipulated” by Jones and added: “She was almost hypnotised, he was able to control and coerce her into things she would never have done, she is overwhelmed with remorse.”

Helen Easterbrook, representing Ludbrook, stated that her shopper was “incredibly sorry” for her actions and added: “There was a lot of clever manipulation in this, but for Mr Jones this would never have happened. She allowed herself to fall under that pressure.”

John Montague, of the Crown Prosecution Service, stated: “Elliot Jones is a dangerous sexual predator who tactically befriended women online to engage in discussions about child abuse for his own sexual gratification.

“His horrifying and persistent offending, enabled by the women he met online, resulted in profound and lasting harm to numerous children over many years.”