Sex offender who groomed teenage boy jailed

A sex offender has been jailed again after grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a teenage boy.

Connor Nevison, 26, of Filton Road, Bristol but formerly of Swindon, appeared at Swindon Crown Court on Friday (01/05) for sentencing after pleading guilty to sexual activity with a child, meeting a child following sexual grooming, making indecent photographs of a child, attempted sexual communication with a child, and two counts of sexual communication with a child.

He was jailed for three years and six months, factoring in the 31 months he has spent in prison for related offences and on remand.

He is also required to register on the Sex Offenders' Register indefinitely.

Between September 1, 2023, and October 5, 2023, Nevison groomed the victim, who was 15 at the time, over messaging apps.

He went on to visit him in the Thames Valley area, claiming to be 17 years old and using a false name.

Nevison continued messaging the victim, including sexualised messaging, against the victim’s mother’s wishes, and arranged to meet up and have sex with the victim.

Nevison was arrested in connection with an unrelated case and during that investigation, material was found on his phone evidencing his offending for this case.

Nevison, who was the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) due to a previous conviction, was subsequently charged and remanded into custody.

Investigating officer DC Geoffrey Newnham said: “Connor Nevison engaged in sexually explicit conversation with a child he knew to be underage and made further attempts to contact others, showing a dangerous sexual preoccupation with children.

“Having contacted and groomed the victim in this case, he had the audacity to leave our county borders to enter Thames Valley and perpetrate the most abhorrent sexual offences against the vulnerable in our society, going so far as to request that child meet him wearing their school uniform whilst doing so.

“It cannot be understated the harm he has caused to both the child and in turn, this family.

“I want to commend their patience and determination in this case in coming forward to give their evidence to support this as an evidence-led prosecution. It is through their efforts that other children are safeguarded today.

“I also encourage others to report on behalf of our most vulnerable and they will be taken seriously.”