Southampton pervert sent videos to ‘girl’ on Snapchat

Richard Still, 36, sent explicit images and videos of himself with a profile on Snapchat, that he thought belonged to a 12-year-old girl.

The messages, which were actually being received by an undercover police officer, were sent on January 8.

Still also requested the ‘girl’ send him clothed and topless photos.

Richard Still (Image: Newsquest) When the officer refused, he decided to photograph himself and send the images and videos to the profile, said prosecutor James Kellam.

He said: “The National Crime Agency deploys an undercover officer, and this officer engaged with the defendant on an online chatroom.

“They moved to Snapchat at the defendant’s suggestion, where he asked for clothed and then topless images from the profile.

“She refused, and the conversation moved on to the fact the defendant was becoming aroused."

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It was at this point the explicit content was sent, Mr Kellam said.

Still, of Spring Road, Southampton, admitted attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, cause a child to look at an image of a person engaging in indecent activity, and possessing two indecent images of a child.

Mitigating, Eve Shelley said: “Mr Still does have family support, and there is a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.

“He is a young man who has no experience of the criminal justice system.”

Sentencing, Judge Nicholas Rowland said: “You thought you were dealing with a 12-year-old girl, but it was not a girl who was subject to your dreadful behaviour, it was a police officer.

“It seems to me there is a strong prospect of rehabilitation, so you will not be getting a custodial sentence.”

He was handed a 15-month prison sentence suspended for two years and must complete 180 hours of unpaid work and pay £350 prosecution costs.

He must undertake 35 days of rehabilitation requirements and is subject to a five-year sexual harm prevention order.