Number of child sex abuse offences.

Newport Man Jailed for Child Sex Abuse Offences

Keaton Martin, 24, of Clifford Street, Newport, was sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court for a number of child sex abuse offences.

Martin pleaded guilty to the following charges:

• Engaging in sexual communication with a child
• Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
• Arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence

These offences occurred between June 15 and July 9, 2020.

Martin also admitted to three counts of making indecent images of a child on July 13, 2020:

• One Category A image
• Seven Category B images
• Four Category C images

Recorder Malcolm Gibney sentenced Martin to three years in custody and placed him on the Sex Offenders' Register indefinitely.