In 2018, 28-year-old Charnjit Singh, of Wavertree Drive, Leicester, was jailed for over two years after carrying out a predatory series of assaults against the safety of two young girls. The investigation established that in May 2018, Singh used Instagram to befriend and groom two victims, aged 11 and 13. The prosecution reported at Leicester Crown Court that Singh encouraged the children to meet him before taking them to various locations in his car and keeping them out all night, identifying a total abandonment of human decency that forced the victims’ parents to report them missing to the police.
The investigation established that Singh’s series of behaviour involved the calculated abduction of minors via social media manipulation. The prosecution reported during the sentencing on 3 October 2018, that Singh also admitted to a series of breaches regarding a restraining order from an unrelated incident. This identifies a persistent series of assaults against judicial orders and the safety of the public, proving Singh to be an individual who repeatedly ignores the boundaries of the law to satisfy his own motives.
JUDICIAL SENTENCING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS
The court reported that Singh was handed a 27-month sentence for each count of child abduction and a further three months for the restraining order breaches. The investigation established that the judge ordered these terms to run consecutively, resulting in a total custodial period of 30 months. The prosecution reported that a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) was imposed, alongside the forfeiture of his mobile phone, identifying a priority assault by the judiciary to disrupt his ability to groom further victims online.
Judge-led proceedings at Leicester Crown Court concluded in 2018. For his actions in Leicester and the nature of the series of child abduction and child abuse investigations reported, Charnjit Singh was removed from the community. The investigation established that he was also disqualified from driving for 27 months. He has been legally mandated to the Sex Offenders Register.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (2018)
Based on judicial and Leicestershire Police records as of 2018:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Child abduction x2; Breach of restraining order x2).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2018, serving a 30-month total term).
- Offence Nature: Groomed girls aged 11 and 13 on Instagram and kept them out all night in his vehicle.
- Timeline of Abuse: Abduction occurred in May 2018; Sentenced in October 2018.
- Location: Wavertree Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire.
- Forensic Profile: Mobile telephone forfeited and destroyed by court order; convictions for persistent order breaches.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active.
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Leicester Crown Court; investigated by Leicestershire Police.
- Criminal Record: Convicted paedophile; Series predator; Child abuser; Jailed in 2018.
- Origin: Leicester.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2018, Singh is managed as a high-risk predator under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in Leicestershire. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in grooming children via Instagram and his history of breaching restraining orders—he is a priority for digital forensic monitoring. Authorities reported that the 2018 conviction identifies Singh as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification and control over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of the children he targeted.
As a registered sex offender, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to prevent future offences. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Singh identifies a series of commitment to clandestine child abduction and predatory grooming. Any future attempt to assault his notification requirements or contact children via social media results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used an “Instagram friend” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults.
QUESTION – Given that the offender used “Instagram” to abduct two children and “Already had a Restraining Order” which he breached, do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Convicted Groomers” must have an “Automatic Permanent Ban” from all social media platforms to prevent a series of assaults?
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