Kenilworth children's service manager escapes jail for grooming...

A judge said: "He should have known better"



The career of a children’s services team manager is in tatters after a covert police operation trapped him indulging in sexual chat with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

But disgraced David Atkinson has escaped being jailed despite pleading guilty to attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act.

Atkinson, 42, of Red Lane, Burton Green, Kenilworth, who also admitted attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, was sentenced to eight months jail suspended for two years.

He was also ordered to take part in a rehabilitation activity, carry out 180 hours of unpaid work, register as a sex offender for ten years, and to pay £500 costs.

Recorder Balraj Bhatia QC observed that, as a team manager in Leicestershire County Council’s children’s services department, Atkinson "should have known better".

He DID "know better" but the judge chose to ignore that with his sentencing!

The law is rapidly becoming a joke in this country.