A man has been jailed after an investigation into his internet activity revealed he had sexually assaulted young girls.
Jonathon Warren, 32, of Edensor Road, was arrested from his home address in Keighley last October after police received information suggesting he was involved in the distribution of indecent images.
He was taken into custody and his devices were seized.
These were found to contain a total of 2,086 indecent images of children. Within these were images and videos which showed him committing sexual acts on two girls, who were found to be aged 9 and 12 at the time.
Further investigation by the Policing Online Investigations Team found evidence on his phone of distributing indecent images to other people.
Warren was found to be in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and was charged with a total of 14 offences, which included seven relating to making and taking of indecent images and three of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
He was also charged with assaulting an emergency worker.
He appeared before Bradford Crown Court on Friday 19 May and was given a life sentence with a review by parole in 6 years 8 months. He pleading guilty to all 14 charges at an earlier hearing.
Detective Constable Adam Flaxington, said:
“I am particularly pleased that the judge has today recognised the abhorrent offending of Warren against two vulnerable girls. This sends a clear message to offenders committing these sorts of offences and I am delighted that his victims will now have justice.
“The lengths that Warren went to try and avoid detection and arrest signifies he knew he was looking at a significant sentence when caught. I would also like to thank the Digital Forensic Unit and all their work on the case. Our close work with them has again brought a positive result.”
