R v Bdph

This case involves serious allegations arising from an undercover law enforcement operation targeting online child abuse. The defendant was arrested after communicating with an undercover officer posing as an adult with a child. The defendant faces three charges relating to indecent images of children and arranging a child sex offence. He denies all charges and maintains he intended to expose the undercover officer. The case is currently awaiting trial at Worcester Crown Court.

The defendant was arrested following an undercover operation on the dark web. A Law Enforcement Officer authorised to conduct undercover operations was deployed online, posing as an adult male claiming to have a 10-year-old daughter with whom he was sexually active. The officer created a profile in a chatroom specifically dedicated to child abuse, where users can post, view, and comment on child sexual abuse material and images of all categories.

After opening this profile, the officer received a message from the defendant concentrating on the abuse of the fictitious 10-year-old daughter. The defendant subsequently engaged in further communications regarding this scenario. Based on these communications, police arrested the defendant and charged him with three offences.

The defendant faces three charges:

• Count 1: Making Category C Prohibited Images (5 images)
• Count 2: Making Category C Prohibited Images (4 images)
• Count 3: Arranging or Facilitating an Offence Against a Minor (under 13)

The defendant denies all charges.

Our criminal defence team represents the defendant at Worcester Crown Court in this sensitive child protection case. The defendant's defence is that he had no intention of committing or watching any acts of a sexual nature. His stated intention was to meet and expose the person who he now knows to be the police officer.

The defendant claims he came to be on the site to understand why sexual abuse happens and how people operate and communicate, not to engage in any criminal conduct. Our role is to provide comprehensive legal representation and present this defence at trial, challenging the prosecution evidence.