Benjamin Pinchin – Middleton

A pervert who sexually assaulted a real 10-year-old girl and engaged in online sexual activity with a 12-year-old child decoy has been jailed.

Benjamin Pinchin, aged 30 formerly of Sissons Grove, Middleton was sentenced to 12 years yesterday at Leeds Crown Court following a joint investigation into child sexual offences.

Pinchin was charged with over 30 offences, including sexual assault of a child, possession of indecent images of children, making indecent images of children, and multiple counts of attempted sexual communication with a child.

Pinchin pleaded guilty to all the offences at Leeds Crown Court in June.

In addition to the custodial sentence, Pinchin has also been ordered to sign the sex offenders register indefinitely and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life.