Andrew Marsden, aged 46, of Minshull New Road, Crewe, Cheshire, was sentenced to eight years and nine months’ imprisonment—including an extended licence period of three years—at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, 7 August 2026, after pleading guilty to multiple child sexual exploitation offences.
The court heard that on 16 March 2026, an undercover police operative acting as a 12-year-old female child was deployed onto a chat platform linked to an online gaming console. During the exchange, the officer made repeated, clear references to being 12 years old and attending school. Despite being fully aware of the stated age, Marsden steered the conversations toward sexual topics on multiple occasions, sent explicit photographs of himself, and communicated a desire to arrange an in-person meeting.
Following digital tracing, police identified Marsden as the account holder and executed an arrest warrant at his residential address on 18 March 2026. Forensic examination of his seized electronic hardware confirmed the transmission of the illicit media and uncovered internet search records for train timetables and travel routes to the child’s purported location.
Appearing before Liverpool Crown Court, Marsden entered formal guilty pleas to:
- Attempting to cause a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity
- Attempting to cause a girl under 13 to look at an image of sexual activity
- Attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child
On 7 August 2026, the presiding judge sentenced Marsden to a custodial term of eight years and nine months, incorporating a three-year extended licence period. The court further ordered that Marsden remain subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and sign the sex offenders register indefinitely.
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