In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Bailey Stanley, then 19, of Bramley Wood Road, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was sentenced to two years and three months in youth custody. Following a trial at Bristol Crown Court, a jury found him guilty of a “serious” sexual assault of a child by penetration. The court heard how Stanley targeted the young girl while sitting next to her on a sofa, “callously” putting his hand inside her underwear.
When initially challenged by the child’s mother, Stanley “dishonestly” claimed he had been scratching a pimple on his back and may have touched the victim accidentally. However, the evidence proved otherwise. On the first day of his trial, Stanley also pleaded guilty to making and possessing a vast and “vile” collection of approximately 10,000 indecent images of children, highlighting a “serious” and persistent interest in the exploitation of minors.
During the sentencing, the Recorder Ms Rosaleen Collins reported that Stanley had failed to cooperate in any “meaningful way” with probation officers and had shown no remorse for his “vicious” actions. While acknowledging that Stanley might be more vulnerable than others in detention, the judge emphasised that a custodial sentence was unavoidable. She noted that she had been as lenient as possible given the scale of the 10,000 “depraved” images found on his devices.
As a result of his convictions for sexual assault by penetration and making indecent images, Bailey Stanley was ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years. He was also handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to restrict his future behaviour and digital access. He is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) by Avon and Somerset Police, ensuring his activities in Weston-super-Mare are strictly monitored upon his release.
Stanley’s computer equipment was forfeited and destroyed by the authorities to ensure the “vile” material could never be accessed again. Any breach of his SHPO or failure to comply with his notification requirements will result in his immediate arrest and a return to custody.
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