A man has been failed for 14 years for sexual offences against two boys after appearing at Kingston Crown Court.
Julius Anthony Edwards formerly of Queens Road, Farnborough, was found guilty of the offences, which took place between March and April 2020. The two victims were aged 13 and 14 at the time.
He was convicted of 18 offences, including three counts of sexual activity with a boy under 16, nine counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a boy under 16, one count of sexual assault by penetration, three counts of attempting to engage in penetrative sexual activity with a boy under 16, and two counts of failure to comply with a notice to provide a key.
He pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sexual communication with a child at an earlier hearing bringing the total number of offences to 19. Edwards was also given an indefinite Sexual Harm Protection Order, will be a registered sex offender for life and has been barred from working with children.
During this investigation, the Metropolitan Police contacted the investigating officer to notify him that Edwards had been linked to an investigation of sexual communication with a child (online), involving an undercover online officer posing as a 13-year-old boy.
Edwards was a teacher at the Dove House School in Basingstoke at the time of his arrest but neither of the victims were pupils at the school.
Detective Constable Mike Stanley, from the Metropolitan Police, said: “I hope that the sentence handed out demonstrates our commitment to carrying out a full and thorough investigation to ensure that offenders are brought to justice”.
“The tireless work of the team involved in this investigation, including the Guildford Safeguarding Investigation Unit and the Digital Forensics Team, has ensured that Edwards is behind bars where he belongs”.
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