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Grimsby man jailed for eight years over sexual messages to child decoy
Overview
Robin Holmes, a 70-year-old man from Grimsby, has been sentenced to eight years in prison at Grimsby Crown Court after pleading guilty to offences including sexual communication with a child and causing a child to watch a sexual act. Holmes used Snapchat to target someone he believed to be a 12-year-old boy. The offences occurred shortly after his release from prison in December 2025 for breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
Key points
- Robin Holmes, 70, from Grimsby, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
- He pleaded guilty to sexual communication with a child and causing a child to watch a sexual act.
- Holmes used Snapchat to send sexual messages and share an indecent image with a police decoy posing as a 12-year-old boy.
- The offending took place just months after his release from prison in December 2025 following a recall for breaching a sexual harm prevention order.