In 2018, the Offender Database reported that Nicholas Abbott, the Torquay Paedophile Child Molester, a deviant apprehended for attempting to groom an individual he assumed to be a 14-year-old girl online, had evaded incarceration.
Nicholas Abbott, then 47, of Grenville Avenue, Chelston in Torquay, appeared in court to face accusations involving sexual communication with a child, possession of indecent photographs of children, and nine further related offences.
The court was informed that Abbott had reached out to the internet persona he presumed belonged to a young girl. The individual promptly transmitted a series of explicit communications.
In a reprehensible message, Nicholas Abbott expressed his desire to take the youngster to a cemetery. He also expressed a particular preference for the child’s choice of pants.
However, the child was nonexistent and was, in fact, an adult member of ‘United 4 The Kids’ who masquerades online as minors to apprehend sexual predators targeting children.
Upon Nicholas Abbott’s arrival, anticipating a meeting with the child, he was confronted by members of the paedophile hunting organisation ‘Justice For The Innocent,’ who interrogated him on his online conduct.
The police were summoned, resulting in the arrest of Nicholas Abbott.
Following a comprehensive examination of his phone, authorities discovered 25 indecent photographs of children classified at the highest severity level, depicting the rape and torture of minors.
Nicholas Abbott evaded incarceration and was instead issued a three-year community order.
He was instructed to accomplish 80 hours of unpaid labour.
A five-year sexual harm prevention order was issued, and he was mandated to register as a sex offender for a duration of five years.
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