Kian Leahy jailed for sexual offences against a child 

A man has been sentenced to two years in prison having pleaded guilty to sexual offences against a child in Hertfordshire. 

Kian Leahy, aged 21, appeared before Harrow Crown Court for sentencing on Wednesday, November 30 after previously pleading guilty to: 

Two counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child. 

Five breaches of a Sexual Risk Order (SRO). 

The offences were committed between June 2021 and June 2022 and relate to one victim, a girl aged 14 at the time of the first offence. 

He was sentenced to one year for each count of sexual communication with a child to run concurrently. 

He was sentenced to a year for each breach of the SRO to run concurrently with each other, but consecutive to the above.  

Upon sentencing, the judge recognised Leahy had "pursued the victim and exercised control over her" while describing that the defendant showed "shocking disobedience" to court orders. 

Detective Constable Jemma Warburton, of Halo (Hertfordshire Constabulary's Child Sexual Exploitation Team), said: "The prison sentence the defendant received demonstrates not only the seriousness of the case, but will further prevent the exploitation of innocent children.  

"The defendant is now in detention, where his activities will be stringently monitored to ensure he no longer poses a risk to children." 

The Halo team specifically investigates child sexual exploitation. It proactively targets and disrupts those who are sexually exploiting young people and works with intelligence teams to safeguard those most at risk and bring perpetrators to justice. 

If you suspect a person of carrying out child sexual exploitation, or think someone you know has been a victim, or may be soon, visit our How to report possible child abuse web page or call our non-emergency number, 101. If someone is in immediate danger of harm please call 999.