A sexual predator has been jailed after a police sting operation caught him organising the rape of a child.
Sean Wallace, 43, from Haringey, contacted a woman online and arranged with her to rape her child.
But the woman was an undercover police officer who was collecting evidence against him.
The officer posed online as a mother with a child and Wallace contacted her asking if he could sexually abuse the fictional minor.
He sent sexual images of himself as well as indecent images of other children.
During online chat and telephone calls Wallace spoke openly about his desire to abuse young girls and made arrangements to meet the woman in order that he could rape the child.
He was sentenced to 14 years and six months imprisonment at Wood Green Crown Court on 13 August for arranging the rape of a child under 13 and distributing an indecent image of a child.
He was arrested at his home address after he failed to attend the planned meeting stating that he was nervous and needed more time to build up trust with the woman before meeting her, the court had heard.
The examination of his mobile phone identified that Wallace was speaking online to numerous allegedly underage girls.
Detective Sergeant Robert Blant, whose team led the investigation, said: “Sean Wallace is a dangerous predatory offender, who preyed on innocent and vulnerable young children.
“My team worked around the clock to bring Wallace to justice by going through large amounts of disturbing digital evidence collated from his online activities and seized from his home.
“I’m pleased that as a result of great policing work, we have prevented a dangerous individual from continuing to offend and ruin the lives of children or young people.
“Our dedicated teams will continue to apply their expertise in investigating child sexual offences to safeguard children and young people across London.”
