An Essex paedophile has been sentenced to seven years in jail, Luke Tucker, a registered sex offender, had breached the terms of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) by engaging in inappropriate contact with minors and possessing prohibited devices.
Tucker, 23 years old, had befriended a 13-year-old boy, falsely claiming to be 16. Over the course of a month, he had given the boy gifts, stayed at his address, and invited him to his own home. Investigators discovered that Tucker had also been sending messages to a 15-year-old boy, attempting to solicit sexual activity.