Wheelchair-bound pervert is jailed after turning up for sex with 13-year-old boy in his mobility car only to be snared by online vigilantes

  • Peter Allan was had lager, porn and a mobile phone when he went to meet boy
  • 63-year-old had chatted to decoy boy on Grindr and sent him explicit pictures
  • Pervert was snared by The Hunted One group when he arrived at car park in Kent
  • MS sufferer was jailed for more than three years after judge said he 'intended real sex'   

By STEPH COCKROFT FOR MAILONLINE

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Wheelchair-bound pervert Peter Allan (pictured), who turned up for sex with a teenage boy in his mobility car, has been jailed after being snared by vigilantes

Wheelchair-bound pervert Peter Allan (pictured), who turned up for sex with a teenage boy in his mobility car, has been jailed after being snared by vigilantes

A wheelchair-bound pervert who turned up for sex with a teenage boy in his mobility car has been jailed after being snared by vigilantes.

Peter Allan was equipped with a lager, porn and a mobile phone when he travelled to meet a 13-year-old he had been talking to on gay dating app Grindr.

But when he arrived at the meeting point in his mobility car, the 63-year-old was confronted by members of The Hunted One, a group of vigilante paedophile hunters, who had set up the decoy account. 

Allan, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, has now been sentenced to three years and four months behind bars after he admitted arranging or facilitating the commission of child sex.

He claimed he had not planned to have sex with the boy and only wanted to give him the items.

But Judge Charles Macdonald QC said he had 'no doubt' of Allan's motives.

Passing sentence, he said: 'You clearly intended real sex. I have no doubt had there been a real male child you would have gone through with this.

'You took alcohol to facilitate the offence. It is said there is remorse. This is significantly tempered by insight minimisation and victim blaming.' 

The court heard how Allan initially messaged the young boy 'Sam' asking if he liked older men.

Despite being told he was 13, Allan sent explicit messages and a photographs, including one of his genitals.

'Sam' then responded, claiming he lived with foster parents and would be home alone that weekend.

When he said he had no webcam Allan offered to provide him with a camera, pornography, mobile phone and alcohol, the court heard. 

The pair then arranged to meet in a car park in Maidstone, Kent, on April 1.

The MS sufferer was arrested by police (shown above) after being snared by the vigilante group, The Hunted One

The MS sufferer was arrested by police (shown above) after being snared by the vigilante group, The Hunted One

There, Allan was confronted by members of the group in a sting which was filmed and watched online more than 152,000 times.

Police arrested him but Allan claimed he did not intend to go through with any sexual contact and only planned to just deliver the Fosters, DVD and mobile phones.

He added that he had become obsessed with porn because he was 'bi-curious' and wanted to meet younger men. 

Allan, of Sittingbourne, Kent, has now been placed on the sex offenders' register and put under a sexual harm prevention order.

The court heard he could not return to his sheltered accommodation as he had been burgled and hismobility  car damaged as a result of the offence.

James Warren, defending, said: 'He has no previous convictions and suffers from MS and is in a wheelchair. His condition has deteriorated while in custody.

'He is a very lonely gentleman and has no friends, especially now as this was streamed live when he was detained.' 

Speaking after the hearing, Detective Constable Kieron Watts, of Kent Police, said: 'Allan claimed this was all just a fantasy and that he would never have gone through with the plans.

'However, the graphic detail he included in his messages was hugely concerning. He displayed a clear desire to sexually abuse a child and when he arranged to meet him also brought along alcohol.

'This case acts as a reminder to parents of children who have mobile phones and tablets to speak to them and help them understand the precautions they should take when using the internet, or the many instant messaging services that are available.'  

 

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