A young man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at an exclusive private members’ club in London, after pressuring her to consume alcohol.
Alexander Fredericks, now 21, also plied a 17-year-old girl with wine and vodka before taking topless pictures of her under the guise of a fake modelling shoot, a court heard.
Fredericks was sentenced to four years and three months in prison at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday, having admitted to multiple sexual offences against the two teenage girls.
The court heard how the first victim, then 15, began receiving messages from Fredericks in January 2022, which she found increasingly "weird".
Prosecutors detailed how Fredericks, then 17, insisted on picking her up from school and would travel with her on the Tube, kissing her against her wishes.
He sexually assaulted her that year in a "secluded part" of the Hurlingham Club in Fulham, south-west London, where he was a member. Prosecutor Meeno Chawla stated he had pressured her to drink alcohol and threatened to kill himself when she attempted to escape.
Despite the girl blocking him, Fredericks contacted her indirectly in August 2022, asking for naked photographs and offering up to £900, as well as payment to meet.
She later met him at the Hurlingham Club again after he threatened suicide if she did not attend. There, he once more pressured her to drink, touched her stomach, and tried to kiss her, prompting her to flee.
Following his arrest in October 2022, Fredericks contacted her again, falsely claiming police were taking no further action and threatening to sue her if she did not corroborate his version of events, Ms Chawla told the court.
In her victim impact statement, read on Thursday, the girl spoke of experiencing "anxiety", "shame", "loss of confidence", and feeling "less of a person" due to his actions.
In September 2022, Fredericks, then 18, messaged a 17-year-old girl on Snapchat, inviting her to a modelling shoot and falsely claiming to be from Teen Vogue.
Believing the approach was legitimate after receiving documents with a logo, the girl met him at a hotel. He offered her wine as a prop but pressured her into drinking it, and later vodka.
The court heard she agreed to be photographed topless after becoming intoxicated, at which point he began masturbating.
The second victim told the court on Thursday that she was left with "constant fear" that had "withered down" her self-confidence.
Sentencing Fredericks, Judge Adenike Balogun remarked: "These were serious offences involving sexual exploitation and psychological domination of a vulnerable person which have had devastating and long-lasting consequences for both victims."
Fredericks pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault, one count of assault by penetration, and one count of witness intimidation concerning the 15-year-old. He also admitted two counts of taking indecent photographs of children and a count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent relating to the other victim.
A 10-year restraining order was imposed, prohibiting Fredericks from contacting either victim. The court was informed that he had two previous convictions for offences including disclosing or threatening to disclose private sexual photos/films with intent to cause distress, sexual assault, and blackmail.
Kate Chidgey, defending, stated that Fredericks is "absolutely appalled" by his actions and expressed remorse for what occurred.
