Local entertainer Robert Clothier has been jailed at Southwalk Crown Court for 26 months following an online sting.
He originally appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on April 24 charged with “allegedly arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence”. An application for bail was refused and he remained on remand awaiting trial.
Mr Clothier appeared at Southwark Crown Court on May 31 where he pleaded guilty to the charge and three other charges including making indecent images of children, distributing an image of a child and possessing prohibited images of children.
He was referred for psychiatric reports and appeared back at Southwalk Crown Court on July 12 where he made an application to change his plea to not guilty. His solicitor stood down and a new solicitor was appointed who later advised him to plead guilty.
Mr Clothier has been in prison on remand since April and will complete his sentence by Easter 2014 when he will be subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order restricting his access to children under 16 and internet use and must also sign the Sex Offenders’ Register
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