Man jailed for 'dangerous sexual interest' in children

A man described by police as having a "dangerous sexual interest in children" has been jailed.

John Malonda from Moulton, in Northampton, was arrested by Northamptonshire Police after officers found indecent images of children and animals on his phone.

They also discovered messages appearing to show him attempting to meet a five-year-old child.

The 34-year-old was charged and pled guilty to arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 years of age, possession of extreme pornographic images, and making an indecent photograph of a child.

On 20 May, he was sentenced to 26 months in prison and was also placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.

Malonda will be subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order that bans him from using any internet-capable device without notifying police first.

The order also bans him from having contact with or living with female children under 18 unless consent is given by parents and approved by social services.

Det Cons Harriet Stevenson said: "John Malonda showed a dangerous sexual interest in the abuse of children, and I'm very glad he did not get the opportunity to turn his abhorrent desires into reality."

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