A “sad individual” who thought he was messaging a 13-year-old girl on separate social media platforms was actually speaking to a police decoy. Jonathan Davies had become “sad and lonely” during pandemic lockdown in the summer of 2021 when he took to the internet to send sexual messages to the decoy who he had thought was a minor, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
Cat Jones, prosecuting, told the court how Davies – who appeared in the dock in a blue suit with a yellow spotted tie – registered on Instagram and Chatiw under the name JonBoy1022 posing as a 21-year-old man to entice young girls. “He had thought he was talking to a 13-year-old girl when in fact he was speaking with undercover police officers working on Operation Zinc,” Ms Jones said. During the conversation the defendant asked the decoy about her school uniform – including a school shirt and underwear. He then asked her if she was wearing a thong.
“When the decoy asked what the defendant was thinking he replied ‘Sx’,” Ms Cox said. “He then added her on Instagram. He told her: ‘I hope you’re not horny’ and asked: ‘Have you got big oo’. The decoy asked if he meant boobs to which he replied: ‘Yes’.”
