A 58-year-old man from Amesbury, Kurt Anderssen, has been convicted and sentenced to prison for attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with a child.
At Winchester Crown Court, a jury found Anderssen guilty of several offences, including three counts of arranging or facilitating child sex offences, encouraging the distribution of indecent images of children, and two counts of making indecent images of a child.
He was handed a prison sentence of six years and eight months.
The court heard that Anderssen used social media to discuss paying for sex with the supposed seven-year-old daughter of the person he was communicating with. A meeting date was arranged, but Anderssen later cancelled the meeting, doubting the child’s existence.
Wiltshire Police arrested Anderssen at his home on December 9, 2021. During the search, multiple electronic devices were seized, revealing evidence that he had searched for and downloaded child abuse material.
Wiltshire Police continue their efforts to protect vulnerable children and bring offenders like Anderssen to justice. They urge anyone with information about child exploitation to come forward and report it immediately.
Originally published by UKNIP.
