{"id":25671,"date":"2018-02-20T11:20:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T11:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=25671"},"modified":"2018-02-20T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T11:20:39","slug":"paedophile-caught-undercover-cop-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/20\/paedophile-caught-undercover-cop-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Paedophile caught by undercover cop jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BARRY paedophile caught in an online police sting has been jailed for two years.<br \/>\n\u201cYou have an unhealthy interest in pubescent children,\u201d Recorder Mark Powell QC told 23-year-old Lee Bateman, of Wolfe Road.<br \/>\nThe former Cash Generators employee used the photo-sharing app Instagram to pose as 16-year-old \u201cJosh\u201d, asking a 12-year-old schoolgirl whether she was wearing \u201csexy undies\u201d.<br \/>\nHe also pressurised her into performing a sex act.<br \/>\nBateman sent the messages on April 25 and April 28 last year. Messages he sent two days later were received by an undercover police officer.<br \/>\nBateman initially denied responsibility when police arrested him on May 26 after identifying his IP address.<br \/>\nHe later admitted to two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activities and one of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s quite clear \u2013 whether he [Bateman] chooses to accept it or not \u2013 he has an unhealthy interest in children,\u201d said Derrick Gooden, defending.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25672\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25672\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman.png 477w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-293x292.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25672\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman.png 477w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-293x292.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Lee-Bateman-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/noscript> Bateman (pictured above) was deemed by Recorder Mark Powell QC to be at &#8220;high risk&#8221; of reoffending. Photo: South Wales Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Gooden said Bateman needed help and requested a Community Order for his client.<br \/>\nHowever, Recorder Powell said Bateman\u2019s initial denial and his \u201chigh risk\u201d of reoffending made a custodial sentence necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BARRY paedophile caught in an online police sting has been jailed for two years. \u201cYou have an unhealthy interest in pubescent children,\u201d Recorder Mark Powell QC told 23-year-old Lee Bateman, of Wolfe Road. The former Cash Generators employee used the photo-sharing app Instagram to pose as 16-year-old \u201cJosh\u201d, asking a 12-year-old schoolgirl whether she was wearing \u201csexy undies\u201d. He also pressurised her into performing a sex act. Bateman sent the messages on April 25 and April 28 last year. 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