Basildon: Sexual predator jailed for 15 years

The defendant’s offending demonstrates a prolonged and calculated pattern of grooming, manipulation and exploitation of vulnerable children.

Detective Constable Aaron Aujia

Following an extensive and far-reaching investigation across Essex and London Jack Kingsbury has been jailed for more than 15 years for his persistent offending.

An investigation was launched by detectives after we were alerted to concerns for the welfare of a teenage girl by healthcare professionals.

As officers worked through their enquiries, they uncovered that the 29-year-old had added his victims on Snapchat and had begun “grooming” them.

The abuse moved offline and he travelled from his home in South London to meet one of the girls in Basildon.

Det Con Aujia said:

Despite arrests and safeguarding measures, he repeatedly sought to maintain control over his victims, using multiple phones, anonymous accounts and hidden communication methods to evade detection.
Through our forensic investigative work, we uncovered thousands of contacts and further offending, which demonstrated the continued risk he posed.

Detectives worked closely with Metropolitan Police Service colleagues to locate the defendant, secure critical digital evidence and arrest him.

More victims were uncovered and he was also charged with offences relating to a 14-year-old Enfield girl.

Kingsbury, of Spa Hill, Croydon, denied the offences, but was found guilty of 11 child sex offences after a trial at Basildon Crown Court in March.

He was convicted of:

• Two counts of Offender 18 or over engage in penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15
• Adult meet a girl under 16 years of age following grooming
• Two counts of engage in sexual communication with a child
• Four counts of making indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child
• Two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity

At the same court on Friday 12 June Kingsbury was jailed for 15 years and 8 months in prison and an additional two years on extended licence.

He will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and was given lifetime restraining orders in connection with the two victims and one witness.

He was placed on the sex offenders register and a depravation order was made in respect of Kingsbury’s devices.

Det Con Aujia added:

Kingsbury has been proven to be a calculated and dangerous offender. He has caused immense harm to his victims.
I hope this outcome gives them some comfort as they continue their recovery, and some reassurance that Kingsbury will be in custody for a significant length of time.
Our joint working with colleagues from the Met ensured the victims were safeguarded and the full extent of his offending has been uncovered.

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Detective Inspector Matthew Schneider added:

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