A bus driver from Bexleyheath has been jailed for three years after he sent explicit sexual messages to what he believed was a 12-year-old girl—who was actually a decoy account run by a paedophile hunter group.
Stephen Mayhew, 48, of Heavitree Road, Plumstead, worked out of Bexleyheath Bus Garage when he engaged in the disturbing communication between November 2023 and July 2024.
He was arrested on July 31, 2024, and later pleaded guilty to:
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Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child
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Attempting to cause or incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity
Mayhew was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 16 June 2025.
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