In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Jeremy Morrish, the Ottery St Mary Paedophile Sex Offender, a chat room predator, was apprehended by a collective of online ‘paedophile hunters’ after he scheduled a meeting with a 13-year-old girl at a pizza restaurant.
Jeremy Morrish, from Ottery St Mary, East Devon, transmitted indecent webcam photographs of himself to individuals he believed were two 13-year-old females, who were, in fact, members of the UK Database group – https://www.facebook.com/UKdatabaseREAL.
He participated in sexualised online conversations with the two decoys, who continually informed him that they were merely 13 years old.
He scheduled a meeting with one of them outside a pizzeria on Cowick Street, Exeter.
Jeremy Morrish, then 46, a recycling worker from St Budeaux Close, confessed to seeking to meet a minor after grooming and engaging in attempted sexual conversation with a child.
On Friday, January 25, Jeremy Morrish received a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was mandated to participate in sex offender treatment for 30 days of rehabilitative activities.
Judge Peter Johnson at Exeter Crown Court placed him on the sex offenders registry for ten years and prohibited unsupervised contact with children for the same duration. His internet behaviour will be watched by law enforcement.
Heather Hope, the prosecutor, stated that Jeremy Morrish employed his fabricated online persona, Tom44, on chat room platforms, where both decoys maintained profiles indicating they were 18 years old.
Both decoys promptly indicated that they were, in fact, 13 years old; yet, he persisted in sending sexual texts. His initial interaction with a decoy occurred on October 29.
Jeremy Morrish scheduled a meeting with her on Cowick Street on November 17. He was in communication with the other decoy, to whom he transmitted an inappropriate video.
UPDATE
Jeremy Morrish received a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was mandated to complete 30 days of rehabilitation programs focused on sex offender treatment.
He was placed on the sex offenders register for a duration of ten years and prohibited from unsupervised contact with children for the same timeframe.
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