Former primary school teacher and scout leader jailed after having a sexual conversation with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl.

Former Teacher and Scout Leader Jailed for Online Sexual Communication with Decoy

Samuel Robinson, 27, was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for engaging in sexual communication with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. The "girl" was actually a decoy set up by an online child activist group.

Robinson contacted the decoy on social media between April 7 and 11, 2023. Despite the decoy repeatedly stating their age, Robinson continued the sexual conversation.

Robinson was arrested on April 11 after the activist group visited his home. Examination of his devices revealed he had also communicated with a 15-year-old girl between May 2021 and June 2022, engaging in sexually explicit conversations and offering inappropriate pictures.

At Cambridge Crown Court on October 2, Robinson pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a child, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and attempting to cause a girl to engage in sexual activity.

Cambridgeshire Police clarified that the offences were not related to Robinson's work as a teacher or scout leader.

DC Caroline Murphy stated: "Robinson was well aware of the obligation we all have to protecting young people, so to contact what he believed were children in this way and engage them in grossly inappropriate conversation was appalling. This case shows the seriousness with which we take protecting children from harm."