Robert Langham, then associated with Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, was sentenced to a total of 46 months’ imprisonment in Sheffield on 22 July 2021 after being convicted of attempting to incite a 12-year-old girl into sexual activity.
The prosecution followed an investigation into sexually explicit communications directed at a child between 9 February 2019 and 19 March 2019.
The court heard that during this period, Langham deliberately encouraged the 12-year-old victim to participate in sexual discussions, during which he asked her to masturbate.
Following criminal proceedings in Sheffield, Langham was convicted of:
- One count of attempting to cause or incite a female child under 13 to participate in sexual activity
The presiding judge handed Langham a custodial sentence of 28 months’ imprisonment for the index sexual offence, with an additional 18 months of imprisonment imposed consecutively, resulting in an aggregate prison term of 46 months.
The court also made Langham subject to a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to restrict his behaviour and protect young people upon his eventual return to the community.
Release Calculation: Under UK sentencing legislation governing sexual offences, Langham was required to serve two-thirds (30.7 months / 2 years and 6 months) of his 46-month sentence in prison custody before becoming eligible for statutory release on licence. His projected release eligibility date was February 2024, whereupon he remained subject to licence conditions and statutory community supervision until the expiration of the full 46-month term in May 2025.
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