Locations
Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5
Description
A man from Stroud has been jailed after pleading guilty to four charges relating to online sexual offences against children.
Taran Jay Woodward, aged 24, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday 3 December) and was sentenced to five years and four months in prison.
He had previously pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, intentionally causing a female under 13 to engage in sexual activity and two counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
The charges relate to offences committed against two girls on the social media app Snapchat and online game Roblox in May 2022.
Woodward had been arrested and charged as part of an investigation by Gloucestershire Constabulary's Child Exploitation Team.
His offending was identified after the parents of the children he targeted discovered the offences and reported what happened to their local police forces.
Intelligence checks were made and Woodward was identified and arrested. He answered no comment in interview.