Man, 24, paid teenage girl to arrange children for him to sexually abuse

'A dangerous predator has been held to account for his appalling actions'

Tristan Goodwin was willingly assisted in sexually abusing children by Angel Fuller over a two-year period.

Goodwin, 24, committed sex offences with a child on at least three occasions between May 2021 and January 2022 after 19-year-old Fuller had arranged for them to meet with him.

Fuller later took another child to meet Goodwin, who went on to rape them.

The pair, both from Chatham, Kent, were caught and arrested in May 2022 and have now both been jailed after admitting to their "appalling" offences at Maidstone Crown Court.

Goodwin was jailed for eight and a half years, whilst accomplice Fuller was imprisoned for four and a half years.

Investigating officers had additionally discovered that Goodwin had also groomed two children in 2020 after making contact with them on social media.

Officers found he had persuaded the "young, vulnerable" children to send him indecent images and meet him on occasions when he sexually assaulted them.

Goodwin was charged with raping a child, two counts of arranging the commission of a child sex offence, two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts of paying for the sexual services of a child and possession of indecent images.

Fuller was charged with aiding and abetting the rape of a child and two counts of arranging the commission of a child sex offence.

Goodwin was jailed for eight and a half years and will serve a further four years on licence under terms of an extended sentence.

Fuller was jailed for four and a half years for receiving money to introduce and bring children to Goodwin.

Both have also been made the subject of sexual harm prevention orders and were added to the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.

Investigating officer at Kent Police, detective constable Grant Broad, outlined the "lasting' consequences of the pair's actions on their young victims" lives.

He said: "Goodwin and Fuller worked together to target young, vulnerable victims.

"Their depraved actions will leave a lasting impact on the victims’ lives.

"I wish to commend the courage of these vulnerable victims in supporting this investigation and ensuring a dangerous predator has been held to account for his appalling actions.

"If anyone has been a victim of any sexual offence it is never too late to report this to the police.

"We will always treat any information with the utmost confidence and sensitivity." Kent police refused to reveal the gender or age of any of the children to "protect their anonymity".

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