Callum Reynolds, 24, from Skegness, was jailed for over three years. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A paedophile was brought to justice after boasting in online chats that he had sexually abused young girls, Lincoln Crown Court was told.
Callum Reynolds attracted the attention of police as a result of the comments he made to a sex offender which led to officers turning up at his home.
Reynolds was arrested and both his laptop and mobile phone were checked out by police.
The subsequent investigation revealed he had been sending and receiving indecent videos of children being abused.
He was also found to have secretly filmed a 16-year-old girl performing a sex act. The victim had no idea that Reynolds had filmed her and then saved it.
Callum Reynolds, 24, of Prince Alfred Avenue, Skegness, was jailed for a total of three years and three months. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for life and given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
He admitted three charges of distributing a total of 18 indecent images of children; six charges of making a total of 335 indecent images of children; production of indecent images of a child; attempted sexual communication with a child; attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act; and possession of extreme pornography.
The offences began when Reynolds was 15 and continued until his arrest in February 2019.
Recorder Graham Huston, passing sentence, told him: “The damage you have caused is immeasurable.
“Your participation in the paedophile group was seen by you as making friends, but the fact is that you chose a predatory paedophile group and their common intent was the sexual abuse of children.”
Eunice Opare-Addo, prosecuting, said: “Police were informed about a chat between a sex offender and this defendant. This led to the defendant being arrested and questioned in relation to sexual assaults.
“That led to the girls being spoken to and they confirmed there were no offences that had been committed.
“During the investigation the defendants laptop and mobile phone were seized. These devices were examined and it was revealed that indecent images of children had been sent and videos were also sent and received.”
A total of 173 of the indecent images found on Reynolds’ laptop and mobile were videos.
The court was told that Reynolds had no previous convictions.
Sunil Khanna, in mitigation, said Reynolds was bullied at school because of his weight and had become very isolated.
“He sought solace on the internet in chatrooms. He began accessing pornographic images. When he was 15 he was looking for girls around that age group but he developed that into younger and younger children.
“He became so immersed in this that it almost became normal to him.
“He has suffered from anxiety and depression throughout his life. He simply wants to start afresh.
“He is now older. He talks about being disgusted with himself. He says he has stopped looking at these sort of images.”
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COVID-19 uncertainties have lead to the cancellation of the highly anticipated Beyond the Woods Festival for the third year.
Organisers told music lovers, “with heavy hearts”, that the event in Horncastle would not be possible due to insurance doubts and undetermined government restrictions.
Beyond the Woods was lined up to take place on August 6-8 with thousands of attendees enjoying headliner Alfie Templeman among other celebrated artists like Baby Queen, Luz and Master Peace.
The festival was also continuing work with BBC Music Introducting and BBC Radio Lincolnshire to bring a mix of specially recorded and live performances by local artists.
Organisers posted a statement to attendees, assuring them tickets would remain valid for future events, and refunds would be available too.
They thanked all who had supported them during lockdown and promised to bring the event back in 2022.
Beyond The Woods Festival organisers confirmed the news they had been dreading
Beyond The Woods Festival organisers confirmed the news they had been dreading
In 2019, organisers were forced to cancel the event due to weather warnings. Then in 2020 the coronavirus pandemic put the breaks on the festival’s return.
The event started out in 2015 as JoeFest, an 18th birthday party for Festival Founder Joe Davies in a back garden in Lincoln, and turned into a big event in the surroundings of Stourton Woods near Horncastle where it has been held since 2017.
There are just ten days to go until the Lincoln Imp Trail begins in the city, and the map for the event has now been released.
Thirty imps, designed by national and local artists, will be on display throughout the city of Lincoln, while one imp will be at the Hildreds Centre in Skegness.
The event starts on July 3 and encourages people to go on a hunt through Lincoln for the thirty imps, and it will end on September 8.
Locations include the Cornhill Quarter, Steep Hill, Lincoln Cathedral and the Stonebow, as well as a whole host of other places.
It is as yet unconfirmed which imps will be placed in which area.
As well as the 30 chosen imps, there will also be a wide variety of Education Trail Imps, decorated by schools across Lincolnshire, and five community ‘roaming’ imps that move among shops in Lincoln.
Check out where to find the 30 imps on this year’s trail. | Photo: Lincoln Imp Trail
IMP Title
Business Name
Artist Name
1
IMP-entertainment
Bottomley Distillers
Dheven Bhurke
2
Woodland Imp
Branston Ltd
Donna Newman Eden-designs
3
A Little Lucky
Chestnut Homes
Caroline Greyling
4
Forest Imp
City of Lincoln Council
Lissie Art
5
Lincolnshire Imp
Daniel Charles Construction
Jon Garside
6
Screen Legends
GAME Engineering
Rosie Ablewhite
7
Girls Can
Girlguiding in Lincolnshire
Rosie Ablewhite
8
Steam Explorer
Jacksons Workwear Rental Ltd
Rosie Ablewhite
9
Imp-Dangered
Just Audi VW
Frizzy Haych Creative
10
Celestial
LEAP and Investors in Lincoln
Inspiratori Art
11
Frozen Beauty
Lincoln Business Club
MrASingh
12
Voyage of Discovery
Lincoln Cathedral
Rose Bowskill
13
Lincoln Footie Imp
Lincoln City FC & Lincoln BIG
Mik Richardson
14
The Winding Roads of Lincolnshire
Lincoln College
Eleanor Hancock
15
RAF Legends
Lincoln Digs
Sue Hetfield
16
Arcimpboldo (The Healthy Imp)
Lincoln Hotel
Sue Guthrie
17
Lincoln Vik-Imp
Lincolnshire Coastal BID
Deven Bhurke
18
Wishing Imp
Lincolnshire Freemasons
Lissie Art
19
City Trail Imp
Lincolnshire Society of Architects
Mel Langton
20
IMPrenetrable
Lincs Archiving Solutions Ltd
Mik Richardson
21
Harlequin Imp
New Theatre Royal
Melanie Clare
22
The Legend of the Imp
Nicholsons Chartered Accountants
Sian Bristow
23
Community Imp
REACH
Sian Bristow
24
Post-IMPressionist
Ruddocks
Susan Webber
25
The Running Imp
Running Imp Ltd
Sian Bristow
26
Majestic Imp
Saul Fairholm Ltd
Lizzy Mason
27
The Folklore Imp
St Barnabas
Carolyn Short
28
The Legend of the Imp
St Marks Shopping Centre
Jemima Cholmondeley-Smith
29
Past Echos
Stagecoach East Midlands
Jem Dunn
30
Yellow Belly
The Cornhill Quarter
Inspiratori Art
31
‘…and so the adventure begins…’
University of Lincoln
Eleanor Hancock
Once the imp trail is finished, there will be an event at Lincoln Castle between September 9-23, ahead of an auction on Lincolnshire Day, October 1.
Funds raised from the auction will be donated to the charity partner of the event, St Barnabas Hospice.
The much anticipated event was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it will now go ahead bigger and better than ever.
In a vote set up by The Lincolnite, Steam Explorer, which was designed by artist Rosie Ablewhite, was the public’s favourite of the imps, with Lizzy Mason’s Majestic imp coming second.
Lincoln UTC is celebrating International Women in Engineering Day by highlighting the success of its female engineers.
Year 13 students Georgina Smith and Eloise Winterflood have recently completed a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering at the UTC and secured their next steps in industry and education.
In parallel with their studies, both students also completed an extended placement with industry partners of the UTC. Eloise was partnered with IMPS (UK), a diesel engine specialist, whilst Georgina worked with Micrometric, a local component manufacturer and laser processing specialist.
Many UTC students have secured further employment as a direct consequence of the relationships formed whilst completing an industrial placement, including Georgina, who will continue to work with Micrometric alongside studying a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lincoln next year.
Eloise has been offered full sponsorship from Clyde Marine Training to complete an Engineering Officer Cadetship within the Merchant Navy. During her training she will spend time on shore and at sea, travelling and working on a multitude of ships with an established Merchant Navy company.
Year 13 student Georgina Smith
UTC Principal John Morrison said: “By reflecting on the incredible achievements of our female students we hope to inspire the next generation of girls to consider a career in engineering.
“Our curriculum provides a platform for students to progress into any sector within the industry. We look forward to accepting our largest intake of girls yet in September 2021.”
A limited number of places are still available at the UTC in year 10 and year 12 starting September 2021. For more information visit www.lincolnutc.co.uk or email [email protected].
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