A man from Cambridgeshire, Bobby Mather, the Isleham Paedophile, was apprehended by an undercover police officer posing as a teenage lad. Bobby Mather, 50, contacted the officer on a dating platform, believing he was communicating with a 14-year-old boy in June of the previous year.
Bobby Mather, residing on West Street, Isleham, also communicated with the officer via Snapchat, discussing the intention to engage in sexual actions with adolescent males aged 15 to 17. He transmitted lewd photographs of himself to the officer.
A warrant was executed at Bobby Mather’s residence, resulting in his arrest. During police interrogation, he confessed to engaging in inappropriate conversation with the youngster, fully aware of his age, and expressed remorse for his conduct.
In court, he admitted to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Bobby Mather was sentenced at Huntingdon Law Court on Friday (December 6) where he was handed eight months in prison, suspended for two years. He was also given a 40-day programme requirement and a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement alongside his suspended sentence.
Bobby Mather was also give a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order to monitor any possible further offending and place on the Sex Offenders Register for the same amount of time.
DC Keith Evans, who investigated, said: “Mobile phones and social media mean children can be vulnerable to those who prey on their innocence and exploit their trust. In this case, Mather was stopped and arrested thanks to an undercover officer.
“Protecting young people from harm is one of our top priorities and we will continue to work tirelessly to keep them safe.”
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