Another British Guest, Rodolfa Galvao, the Yate Paedophile, a married man solicited an individual he presumed to be a 14-year-old girl online, reserved a hotel room equipped with alcopops, condoms, lubricant, sex toys, and a copy of the Kama Sutra, and subsequently arranged to meet her at a 10-pin bowling alley, where he was confronted by a paedophile hunter group, as presented in court.
Rodolfa Galvao, 49, was apprehended upon arrival with a rose and Dairy Milk chocolate, stating he “sought to create a favourable initial impression.” The police discovered the hotel room in Mumbles containing extra tequila and champagne.
At Swansea Crown Court, Judge Paul Thomas KC stated there was “only one reason” for reserving the room and things, asserting that he had no doubt Rodolfa Galvao intended to engage in penetrative sexual activity with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old.
Rodolfa Galvao referred to the gifts as “bribes” and observed that the pre-sentence report indicated a lack of genuine sorrow, characterised instead by “self-pity” and “highly imaginative excuses, none of which possessed any credibility.”
Prosecutor Helen Randall stated that communication commenced on Facebook using a decoy page managed by a Dank Dragon volunteer.
The imposter claimed to be 14; however, Rodolfa Galvao persisted, sharing contact information and conversing on WhatsApp.
He referred to it as “our little secret,” asserted that “age is merely a number,” conversed about massages and a hotel, and told her he would be gentle during her “first time,” professing that he had discovered his “true love.”
Rodolfa Galvao, residing on Dowsell Way in Yate, Bristol—a Brazilian citizen who relocated to Portugal in his twenties and subsequently to the UK a decade ago—admitted guilt to seeking to meet a minor under 16 after engaging in sexual grooming.
Rodolfa Galvao possesses no previous convictions, is employed in the delivery of baked goods for his wife’s enterprise while pursuing studies in accountancy, and engages in voluntary work at a food bank.
Defence attorney Hannah George highlighted the stigma and challenges associated with remand stemming from perceptions of incarceration.
Rodolfa Galvao received a 14-month prison sentence, reduced by one-third due to a guilty plea, with half of the term served in custody prior to release on licence.
Rodolfa Galvao will be classified as a registered sex offender for a duration of ten years and will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order.
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