In 2020, the Offender Database recorded that then 42-year-old Andrius Styra—of Chesterton Terrace, Plaistow, East London—was jailed for nine years for a predatory strike against a 12-year-old girl. The investigation established that in August 2017, Styra utilised an online chat room to target the “extremely vulnerable” victim just days after she received a phone for her 12th birthday. The prosecution reported at Croydon Crown Court that Styra groomed the child through digital strikes before arranging to meet her in person at Brickfields Meadow, South Norwood.
The investigation established that despite it being evident the victim was a child, Styra lured her to an underpass where he subjected her to a series of “horrendous” sexual violations, including rape. The prosecution reported that the physical strikes were so “disgusting” that the victim became physically sick during the attack. The ordeal only ceased when the victim’s father called her phone, sensed something was wrong, and arrived at the scene to find his daughter in tears while Styra fled the area.
FORENSIC EVIDENCE AND JUDICIAL FINDINGS
The court reported that forensic examinations provided irrefutable evidence of the assault. The investigation established that Styra’s semen was recovered from the girl’s clothing and inside her mouth, and doctors noted physical injuries to the child’s hand and mouth. The prosecution reported that when arrested, Styra attempted to evade accountability by claiming the 12-year-old had told him she was 18—a claim dismissed by the court given the victim’s clear appearance as a young child.
Judge-led proceedings at Croydon Crown Court concluded in 2020. For his actions in South Norwood and the nature of the serial child abuse reported, Andrius Styra was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and four years for sexual assault by penetration, to run concurrently. The judge ensured that Styra, a Lithuanian national, was flagged as a dangerous predator whose strikes against a child’s safety and human rights necessitated a significant custodial term.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
Based on the judicial orders issued in 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Rape; Sexual assault by penetration).
- Custodial Status: SERVING (In 2020, sentenced to 9 years; currently incarcerated).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active FOR LIFE.
- SHPO Status: Active FOR LIFE (Imposing permanent prohibitions on unsupervised contact with children and strict digital forensic monitoring).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Croydon Crown Court; investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
- Criminal Record: Groomed a 12-year-old on “E-Chat”; Raped the victim in a South Norwood underpass; Semen match secured conviction; Attempted to lie about the victim’s age; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Plaistow, East London (National of Lithuania).
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
Styra is managed as a Category 1 high-risk offender under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Level 3 in London. Due to the nature of his behaviour—specifically his “serial” use of online chat rooms to groom children and the extreme physical strikes perpetrated in a public park—he is a priority for the most intensive post-release supervision. Authorities reported that the 2020 conviction ensures Styra is permanently flagged on national and international databases, meaning any attempt to hold a position of trust or work with children in Plaistow, South Norwood, or elsewhere will be blocked.
As a registered sex offender for life, his details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that Styra’s behaviour identifies an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification over the safety and human rights of a child. Any failure by Styra to adhere to his notification requirements or his restrictive court orders upon his eventual release will result in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who has violated the principles of human decency.
QUESTION – Given that the offender used “E-Chat” to target the victim just days after she got a phone for her 12th birthday, do you believe the law should legally mandate that all mobile phone providers must automatically block access to “unmoderated” chat room websites on all SIM cards registered to minors?
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