Anthony Turner, aged 31, formerly of Camden House, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, pleaded guilty to the following charges:
The court was told that Turner was working in a local Toby Carvery when he began grooming a number of young boys for sex. On one occasion, he abducted a 13 year old boy and forced him to engage in a sex act.
Luton Crown Court heard how Turner had befriended his main victim, a vulnerable teenage boy, in Hemel Hempstead in June 2016.
He encouraged the boy to visit his flat and play on his games console until the early hours of the morning, as well as sleep in his bed. He also gave him cannabis and alcohol which caused him to pass out.
As part of the investigation, Turner’s electronic devices were seized and their content downloaded. Officers found nearly 400 indecent images and videos of children – 55 of which were Category A, the most serious – including indecent images of the victim.
Some of the images dated back to 2011, and after further investigation a second victim was identified. He was a teenage boy aged 13 at the time of the offences. Turner plied the victim with alcohol until he passed out, before taking indecent images of him while he was unconscious.
Detective Constable Evelyn Ahmadi, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, said: “Turner callously targeted his victims when they were at their most vulnerable and exploited them for his own sexual gratification. Turner has shown himself to be a danger to children and gained his victims’ trust, plying them with drugs and alcohol, in order to satisfy his disturbing urges.
“Hertfordshire Constabulary is committed to tackling all allegations of sexual abuse against children. I hope today’s court result gives the victims some form of closure so they can now move forward with their lives.”
A Sexual Harm Prevention Order has also been granted, the conditions of which mean Turner is unable to:
Turner’s name will be placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register until further notice and he has also been ordered to pay a victim surcharge.
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