A Thornbury man paid a 13-year-old girl for revealing photos. Spencer Lever made it look like payments to her were for a a paper round and urged the child to keep their online conversations secret, a court heard.
Lever, 21, of Sibland Way, pleaded guilty to two charges of engaging in sexual communication with a child. He appeared for sentence at Bristol Crown Court today. (March 8, 2022)
The recorder Miss Joanna Martin QC imposed a three-year community order with a sex offender programme, rehabilitation, 100 hours' unpaid work and a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order. She told Lever: "Young girls have to be protected from predatory men. The impact on a young girl can be devastating and life-changing."
