Nappy-wearing pervert raped a young boy.

A nappy-wearing predatory paedophile from Derbyshire has been jailed for raping a young boy.

Derby Crown Court heard how Rikki Poyser, 33, sent an image of himself wearing nothing but an adult nappy and sucking a dummy to what he thought was an underage teen.

Under the pseudonym "Steve Turner," Poyser shared images of young boys engaged in sex with adults with a like-minded predator who called himself "Daddy Boy". In one of these images, which showed a toddler aged just two being raped, Poyser typed the words "I wish".

Jailing Poyser for 17-and-a-half years, Recorder Jason Macadam said: "This an appalling case that there is no doubt. (The victim) was particularly vulnerable because of his extreme youth and background. You are demonstrably capable of manipulation and you pose a high risk to children. I do consider you pose a significant risk of harm to members of the public. You are a manipulative and predatory paedophile."

James Varley, prosecuting, said police discovered an internet address linked to Poyser had been sharing horrific child abuse images with "Daddy Boy" in October 2020.

Poyser was arrested, his devices were seized, but he refused to give the pass codes to access his iPhone. The National Crime Agency arrested "Daddy Boy" and it was discovered the pair had shared images, movies and talked explicitly online about what they had either done or wanted to do to children sexually.

It was discovered that Poyser had raped a young boy. "This was not sudden, it was a planned assault," said Mr Varley. "Having been arrested he answered 'no comment' to the questions he was asked."

Poyser, of Glamorgan Way, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, pleaded guilty to a number of charges including rape of a child under the age of 13, distributing indecent images of children, making indecent images of a child and attempting to engage a child in sexual communication. He has no previous convictions.

Nicola Hunter, Poyser's barrister, told the hearing that since being remanded into prison last summer, her client had been working on one-to-one sessions to address his behaviour. "He accepts he buried his head in the sand, he has done all sorts of soul searching and he recognises he has a long way to go," she said. "He's willing to engage and wants to be better equipped for when he's released from custody."

The 17-and-a-half-year sentence is made up of 13-and-a-half years custody with a four-year extension. Poyser will not be eligible to apply for parole until two-thirds of the way through the 13-and-a-half years. He will be on the sex offender register for life and was handed a lifetime sexual harm prevention order.