In 2020, the Offender Database recorded that 43-year-old Daniel Keenor was sentenced to two years and two months in prison after being caught in a double-layered sting operation by paedophile hunters. Following an investigation by the groups Angels of Innocence and Team Impact, the defendant—of Rosemary Gardens, Paignton—was intercepted in a pub car park after attempting to meet a child for sexual purposes. It was reported that Keenor, a registered sex offender, used the false name “Dan Baker” on the chat site Waplog to communicate with a profile he believed belonged to a 14-year-old girl named Chloe.
The investigation established that Keenor sent “lurid” messages to the decoy, requesting that she touch herself and send photographs in her school uniform. Devon and Cornwall Police reported that Keenor repeatedly expressed his desire to have sex with the girl despite being told her age on multiple occasions. The prosecution reported that when the hunting groups were initially unable to trace Keenor’s identity, they successfully trapped him by posing as an adult woman who arranged a date at the Old Smokey House pub in Paignton.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Keenor was a calculated offender who had systematically deceived the authorities. Exeter Crown Court heard that the defendant would delete his chat applications before scheduled police visits to avoid detection by his risk management officers. The investigation established that Keenor had two previous convictions from 2013 and 2015 for downloading child abuse images and had already served a prior prison sentence for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
Judge Peter Johnson presided over the sentencing in early 2020, stating he had little confidence in Keenor’s ability to comply with community-based restrictions. For his actions in Paignton and the digital space, Keenor was handed a custodial term of 26 months. The judge noted that Keenor had successfully pulled the wool over the eyes of the probation service and police during his previous treatment programmes, proving that he remained a significant risk to children.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the crimes reported in England, the status of Daniel Keenor as of April 1, 2026, was as follows:
- Custodial Sentence: 2 years and 2 months (Sentenced 2020; custodial element completed).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active until 2030.
- SHPO Status: 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order active until 2030.
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Exeter Crown Court, following a joint Team Impact and Angels of Innocence sting.
- Criminal Record: Attempted sexual communication with a child; Breach of SHPO (Multiple counts); Making indecent images (Prior).
- Origin: Rosemary Gardens, Paignton, Devon.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Keenor is managed as a high-risk Category 1 dangerous predator within the Devon area. Due to the nature of his conduct, which involved the sophisticated use of aliases and the deletion of evidence to evade police monitoring, his management is a maximum priority. Authorities state that his history of re-offending immediately after completing treatment programmes proves he is a determined offender who requires the most intensive level of digital monitoring by the MOSOVO (Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders) unit.
As a registered sex offender until 2030, Keenor’s details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that his new, tighter SHPO includes strict conditions prohibiting the deletion of any internet history and mandating the installation of monitoring software on all devices. Any attempt to use chat sites like Waplog, any failure to disclose new digital hardware, or any presence near schools in Paignton or the wider Torbay area will result in immediate arrest to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a confirmed serial breacher.
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