Eight arrested and £100k seized after Luton drugs and weapons crackdown
Over half a kilo of suspected class A drugs were also recovered
A man being arrested by Bedfordshire Police after an operation which seized over £100,000 in cash and nearly half a kilo of suspected Class A drugs (Image: Bedfordshire Police)
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Russell Matthews, aged 35, tried to meet a 13-year-old boy. Picture: Herts Police
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A man has been sentenced to a total of four years in prison after pleading guilty to a number of child sex offences, including trying to meet a boy at the Galleria in Hatfield.
Russell Matthews, aged 35, of Upper Barn, Hemel Hempstead, appeared before St Albans Crown Court for sentencing on Thursday December 10 after previously pleading guilty to the following charges:
Attempt to meet a child following sexual grooming, attempt sexual communication with a child, attempt to cause a child to watch a sexual act, cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity, cause a child to watch a sex act, possession of Category A indecent images, possession of Category B indecent images and possession of Category C indecent images.
Former Hemel Hempstead Scout leader jailed after sexually grooming and meeting up with boy
He admitted multiple child sex offences
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Russell Matthews (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)
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A former Hertfordshire Scout leader has been jailed after he sexually groomed and met up with a 13-year-old boy.
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