Convicted sex offender jailed again after trying to engage in sexual activity with a child


A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after admitting further offences against a teenage girl.
Connor Hayes was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of causing or inciting a child aged 13-15 to engage in sexual activity and causing a child aged 13-15 to watch a sexual act.
Hayes, 25, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to a total of 21 months in prison, say Dorset Police.
He was also told he would be placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for 10 years and the previous Sexual Harm Prevention Order he was already subject to was to be extended to 2028 and amended to exclude him contacting girls aged under 16.
In December 2016, Hayes was jailed for two years after admitting to taking an indecent moving image of a child, possession of indecent images of a child and paying for the sexual services of a child.
He befriended his victim when the girl was aged over 16.
Although she was over the age of consent she was aged under 18, which means it is illegal to make or possess indecent images of her.
He and a second man got the girl to take part in a sex video claiming it was just for him, but subsequently uploaded it to the internet.
It was during the course of this investigation that the offences relating to the most recent convictions were discovered.
At the time of the offences Hayes was working as a webcam model selling videos and live footage of himself engaging in sexual acts.
Messages were discovered between Hayes and the victim.
They were sexual in nature and alluded to the victim being aged 15.
Hayes spoke about loving the girl and getting a hotel. He also suggested they could engage in sex for money when she was 16 or 17.
On September 6, 2015, Hayes sent a link to the victim directing her to a pornographic website. There were 53 Skype video calls between Hayes and his victim.
When interviewed, the victim told officers she said Hayes first contacted her when she was 14 years old via Facebook and then over Skype.
During the Skype videos Hayes asked the victim to undress and perform sexual acts. Hayes also exposed himself to the girl.
Hayes was arrested on June 29, 2016, and subsequently charged.