Crime & Safety
Man arrested for ‘child sex offences’ in Oxfordshire town
The 49-year-old male from Wantage was reportedly arrested on charges of sexual communication with a child, sending indecent material and requesting indecent images.
The man was arrested on Sunday, April 19, in Wantage near to his home address.
The arrest has not been confirmed by Thames Valley Police which refused to comment on the case due to “safeguarding concerns”.
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This happened in the same week as the sentencing of convicted paedophile Colin Robertson, of Begbroke, at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, April 17.
The 49-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting sexual communication with a child and one count of attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
He was handed a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years.