A female Beeston paedophile, Michaela Sheldrake, who referred to herself as a “monster,” accumulated a substantial collection of child pornography and groomed a girl under the age of 16, has been sentenced to imprisonment.
Michaela Sheldrake captured 365 indecent images of a girl under the age of 16 and transmitted some of these to a man, as presented in Leeds Crown Court.
The 41-year-old, Michaela Sheldrake, confessed to nine counts, including two accusations of producing obscene photographs of a child—three images were classified as category B and 353 as category C.
Michaela Sheldrake also acknowledged two charges of producing obscene photographs of a minor, involving two images categorised as A, the most severe classification, and five categorised as B.
Michaela Sheldrake, from Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, confessed to one count of enticing a girl under 16 to participate in sexual conduct and one count of participating in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 16.
She acknowledged disseminating indecent images of a minor and attempting to obstruct justice by persuading a kid to furnish false information to law enforcement, as reported by the Mirror Online.
The police uncovered that the defendant possessed 2,578 indecent photographs and 110 films of minors on a mobile device.
Despite admitting the charges Judge Sally Cahill told Michaela Sheldrake that she had “not shown any proper remorse” and Michaela Sheldrake was jailed for a total of seven years.
Speaking after the case, a relative said according to BBC News that the girl had been “left serving a life sentence” and the defendant should be “behind bars for the rest of her life”.
Defending Michaela Sheldrake, Catherine Silverton, told the court that her client had no previous convictions and was ashamed of herself.
“Nobody hates her as much as herself. She described herself as a monster,” she said.
Jailing Michaela Sheldrake, Cahill said: “It is said on your behalf that you have shown remorse. I have to say that, having read reports and reviewed the evidence, there is no real evidence of that in relation to your victims.
“You have realised the consequences of your behaviour and the consequences are severe. In my view you have not shown any real remorse.”
If you or anyone you know have been affected by the people highlighted in this article, then please report those individuals to the Police on 101 (999 if an emergency) or visit their online resources for further details of the options for reporting a crime. You can also make a report at Crimestoppers should you wish to be completely anonymous. There is help available on our support links page.