Wife poses as schoolgirl online to snare husband
Sometimes a man can be betrayed by his wife in a good way.
A 61-year-old woman from Bridgend, Wales, had been married to her husband, for almost 20 years when, according to a court report from the Telegraph, she noticed a curious message on their computer at home.
She focused and realized that the message had been sent by an underage girl to whom her husband had been sending messages in a chat room. The message was of a sexual nature and included her husband's original message to the girl.
Perhaps some spouses would have been so stunned as to not know how to react.
This woman was different. She decided to use another computer in a different part of their house. She then entered the same chat room her husband had been using, posed as a young girl and made contact with him.
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The prosecuting lawyer told the court: "Her husband had no idea but soon he was chatting with his own wife, believing it was a 14-year-old girl."
The woman didn't merely get written replies from her husband. He also used a Webcam to film himself for their supposed mutual pleasure.
Still, the court heard, she didn't confront him. Instead, she went straight to the police and the British National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
The man, who has grown-up daughters, only discovered that it was his wife who had betrayed him when interviewed by the police. He was given a three-year community order. He was also banned from having any contact with children under the age of 18, a ban that holds for both the real and the online worlds.
After the case, the woman, who is now divorcing her husband, told the Telegraph: "I did the right thing and I don't regret it. Now I just need some time to think and put all this behind me."
However, she was indignant that her husband did not receive a more stringent penalty. She said: "I thought the judge would be a lot harder and that he might go to prison."
Sometimes, we never even know those closest to us. Or sometimes we do, and then one day, they just change.
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The book Pete, the one you were researching, remember Pete? The book? When's it coming out Pete? You know, the book you were writing.
Also, we don't know how old the 60 year old man claimed to be. For all we know, he could have been saying he was 15 or 16.
If only this were true. She put an end to it for her in that she's no longer with him but pedophiles never stop what they do until they're dead.
from the article:
"Police found dozens of illegal child porn images on Roberts' home computer and he initially understood he had been caught through downloading them."
Also,
"When interviewed, Roberts denied having sex with any schoolgirls - but admitted he was "prepared to do so".
And again,
"Roberts, of Bridgend, south Wales, had admitted engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and making and possessing illegal images at an earlier hearing."
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- by 4score20 November 17, 2009 9:46 AM PST
- There is no doubt, owing to the evidence of child porn on his computer, his willingness to have sex with children and his sexual acts in the presence of a child, that Roberts is a pedophile. I suspect one of the reasons he was given such a light sentence is that this was the first time he was caught and Britain may be more lenient with "first-time" sexual predators. If he were caught here in the U.S. perhaps the outcome would have been different.
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(29 Comments)"She put an end to it permanently by going to the authorities."
If only this were true. She put an end to it for her in that she's no longer with him but pedophiles never stop what they do until they're dead'
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This guy was not psychologically a pedophile, who by definition feel an intense desire for prepubescent children. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia) There is often not a legal distinction between abusing a prepubescent child and a postpubescent minor, but the sort of behavior you ascribe to "pedophiles" is associated with those who abuse prepubescent children rather than those who abuse minor teenagers. I suspect that one of the reasons that he was given a short sentence is that he is a good candidate for rehabilitation.