A CHURCH Langley man has escaped jail after pleading guilty to a number of sex offences in relation to children.

Terrance Clarke, aged 73, of Burley Hill, Church Langley, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on January 4th, pled guilty and was sentenced to the following:

1. Between 10/09/2017 and 02/11/2017 at Harlow, being a person aged 18 or over, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, intentionally attempted to communicate with a child aged 12, a person under 16 who you did not reasonably believe to be 16 or over, the communication being sexual.

10 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months

2. Between 02/06/2012 and 10/01/2018 at Harlow made an indecent photograph of a child, namely 5 Category A images.

4 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months – Concurrent

3. Between 02/06/2012 and 10/01/2018 at Harlow made an indecent photograph of a child, namely 7 Category B images.

2 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months – Concurrent

4. Between 02/06/2012 and 10/01/2018 at Harlow made an indecent photograph of a child, namely 15 Category C images.

2 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months – Concurrent

As well as the two year suspended sentence, Clarke must undertake 50 rehabilitation days, be subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for ten years and forfeit a number of laptops.

Clarke also has to pay costs of £1500.00

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