A 41-year-old man from Exeter has been convicted of sending sexual messages to a child over a two-year period. Steven Thomas was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 5 October after a jury found him guilty earlier in the year.
Thomas has been sentenced to two years and four months in jail for causing/inciting a girl aged 13-15 to engage in sexual activity. In addition to his prison sentence, he will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and a notification requirement for 10 years.
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