By Lucy Caulkett-
A man who planned sex work for a 14-year-old girl by posting an on-line advert has been jailed for eight years.
Birmingham Crown Court heard that Jake Cairns falsely described his victim as an adult before claiming part of her earnings as she was given cannabis and alcohol during her ordeal at a house in Coventry.
Two other big time perverts, 20 year old Brandon Sharples, and 21-year-old Jack McInally, were jailed for five years after being convicted for facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child. In an all too familiar tale of extreme perversion and exploitation, the perpetrators of this awful crime dehumanised their victims.
The court was told the victim was “protected” by the three scumbags as she was visited by around 30 men over a period of up to four days in 2015.
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Shocked jurors heard that the victim was “protected” by the three friends when she was visited by up to 30 men over a period of four days in 2015.
Sharples, from Wyley Road; Cairns, from Cheveral Avenue, both in Coventry, and McInally, of no fixed address, were also found guilty after a trial at Warwick Crown Court in November. Their sentencing today was long awaited.
Cairns was convicted for arranging sexual exploitation, facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, and distributing indecent images of a child after hearing how he took explicit photos of the victim. He and his co-defendants were ordered to sign the sex offenders register and made the subject of 10 year sexual harm prevention orders.
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The images which hid the girl’s face, were placed on a website as a “classified” ad after she disappeared from a relative’s home.
Sharples and McInally were arrested at the house where the girl was found, while Cairns was located later and linked to the advert by his email address and payment details.
Passing sentence, Judge Murray Creed said instructions given to the girl, showed all three defendants had played an active role in the offending.
Judge Creed told Cairns: “The victim was kept at the property and escorted on trips away from the house.
“She was assaulted by you Mr Cairns on one occasion. I am satisfied that this was undertaken for significant financial gain, it was organised, and it only stopped because she was traced so quickly.
“She was there because you three had acted together to sexually exploit her.”
INFLUENCE
The victim was under the influence of drink and drugs when she was exploited, the judge said, adding that Sharples and McInally had been present to ensure she stayed at the house.
Judge Creed was told the girl had informed Cairns that she was 16, after being put in touch with him by a drug dealer.
In a victim impact statement read to the court by prosecutor Andrew Smith QC, the girl said the offences had “extinguished her trust on others” and impacted every area of her life.
Senior West Midlands crown prosecutor, Alex Warren, said:
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“This case involved the most horrendous exploitation of a vulnerable young girl by the defendants. She was treated as little more than a commodity to be utilised for their financial gain.
“The prosecution was able to outline the role that each defendant played in her abuse and they must now face the consequences of their actions
“I would like to pay tribute to the victim’s courage and her support in helping to bring these three men to justice.”