In 2020, the Offender Database reported that Jeffery Batty, the Edingthorpe Paedophile Child Molester, from north Norfolk, drove over 200 miles to meet and sexually abuse a child.
Jeffery Batty, residing on Rectory Road in Edingthorpe, Norfolk, has been incarcerated following his admission of multiple child sexual offences.
He received a sentence of six and a half years’ jail, accompanied by an extended licence period of eight years, at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday, February 20, after admitting guilt to 17 crimes.
Jeffery Batty, then 50, persisted in committing offences while fully aware of being under police investigation, and will be permanently registered as a sex offender and subjected to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
In January 2019, Jeffery Batty journeyed from Norfolk to Rownham Services, located off the M27 in Hampshire, anticipating the opportunity to meet and exploit an 11-year-old child.
Upon arrival, he was apprehended by investigators from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), who had been conducting an investigation into Batty for some months.
Notwithstanding being charged in August 2019 with orchestrating or facilitating a child sex offence and 11 counts of possession and distribution of indecent photos, he persisted in perpetrating analogous offences.
This resulted in another scheduled encounter with an eight-year-old youngster upon release on bail.
Prior to his ability to travel, Jeffery Batty was apprehended at his residence and later charged with an additional five crimes.
These actions encompassed orchestrating a meeting with another youngster for sexual purposes, possessing and disseminating obscene photographs and recordings of minors, resulting in his remand.
He admitted guilt to all charges at Southampton Crown Court on 6 December 2019.
Needless to say, Jeffery Batty only served half of his sentence.
His wife owns a local riding school that teaches children, so it isn’t all bad for Jeffery.
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