November 2015

Already convicted paedophile used false identity to groom young girls – Jailed

An already convicted paedophile has been jailed for 14 years after he used a false identity to hide his perverted past and allow him to groom a single mother’s children.

Dominic Purvis was a registered sex offender but presented himself as a successful entertainer when he befriended the mother and went on to abuse three of her daughters.

Purvis was addicted to internet child abuse images which he exchanged with fellow paedophiles around the world and he turned his sexual fantasies into reality when he gained access to the girls aged nine to 11.

He used the false name of Dominic James to hide his true identity and the girls’ horrified mother only learned the truth when he was arrested for downloading yet more internet images.

Chat room messages on his computer showed he shared his sick fantasies online and in a chilling echo of the real life abuse which followed he told one contact: “I like six to 12 best.”

Purvis offered to stay at the mother’s home in East Devon and used his visits to abuse three of her children.

He was a disc jockey and drag artist who used the stage name Teya Sue and sometimes dressed as a woman while visiting the family.

Purvis, aged 47, of Gay Street , Wellington , was found guilty of three offences of distributing and two of making indecent images of children, two of failing to comply with the sex offenders’ register, and eight of sexual assault against three sisters.

He was jailed for 14 years with an extended licence of four years by Judge Erik Salomonsen at Exeter Crown Court.

The mother of the children applauded from the public gallery and shouted “rot in hell” as Purvis was led away.

The judge told Purvis: “The chat logs show you had a sexual interest in children and that you had desires of what you would like to do to young children.

“You used the name of Dominic James rather than Purvis when you met the mother of the young children, who was vulnerable because she had been in an abusive relationship.

“You befriended her and found a job at a local pub, where you used the name of James, not Purvis, and you stayed at her home on numerous occasions.

“You used these to carry out the fantasies which you expressed online by sexually assaulting three girls, taking every opportunity that arose.

“There was deliberate targeting of this family and prolonged offending. The fact that you failed to tell notify the sex offender’s register that you were staying at this address suggests the previous restrictions did not effectively safeguard children.

“You have no empathy with your victims. Quite the reverse. You suggest they are responsible for your current situation. I must consider the protection of the public and in my judgment you pose a risk to children.”

During a trial last month the mother of the children told the jury she felt physically sick when she learned the truth and described Purvis as “every parent’s worst nightmare”.

He abused the girls when they got into bed with their mother and during tickling games. He took secret pictures of one of them as they slept and groped another as she got ready to go to the Devon County Show. He nicknamed one of them “my bed buggy”.

He threatened to kill them, their pet dog or their mother if they revealed what he had done and the girls were so terrified they stayed silent until after he was arrested for the internet offences.

Purvis told the jury he did not have any sexual interest in young girls and had never touched any of the sisters inappropriately. He said all the allegations against him were false.

He was on the sex offenders register because he was convicted at Bristol Crown Court in 2006 of possessing indecent images of children.

October 2015

DJ faces long jail sentence for abusing girls

A sexual predator is facing a long jail sentence after being found guilty of using a false identity so he could befriend a mother and three girls.

Dominic Purvis started off by watching internet child abuse images but turned his sexual obsession into reality by carrying out a horrific catalogue of abuse against the girls.

He was on the Sex Offenders’ Register but deceived the mother by using a false name. She had no idea of the danger to which she had exposed the children until he was arrested for accessing indecent images online.

He was already on the register because he was convicted of possessing indecent images of girls in 2006.

The mother told Exeter Crown Court she felt physically sick when she learned the truth and described Purvis as ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’.

He threatened to kill them, their pet dog or their mother and the girls were so terrified they stayed silent until after he was arrested for the internet offences.

Dominic Purvis pictured above as drag queen ‘Teya Sue’

Purvis, aged 48, is a professional disc jockey and entertainer who also performs in drag under the pseudonym Teya-Sue.

He has performed throughout Devon and Somerset and was even hired for a police disco. At the time of these offences in 2013 he was also working as a cook in the Barn Owl pub in Exeter .

He used his stage name of Dominic James when he befriended the mother on Facebook.

When police checked his computers they found not only thousands of images of young girls being abused but chat logs which showed he had exchanged some of them with fellow paedophiles.

He also exchanged sex fantasies about abusing young girls.

He claimed other people had used his laptop while he performing at discos and parties but he included one his own e-mail addresses in the messages.

Purvis, aged 48, of Gay Street , Wellington , denied three offences of distributing and two of making indecent images of children, two of failing to comply with the sex offenders’ register, and eight of sexual assault against children.

He was found guilty of all counts by unanimous verdicts after less than three hours and remanded in custody by Judge Erik Salomonsen, who ordered a report to assess Purvis’ dangerousness.

He said:”The thing speaks for itself. With his previous conviction, clearly on the facts he is a dangerous offender and the law requires me to consider dangerousness in a case such as this.”

He told Purvis:”You have been found by this jury to be a predatory paedophile. You are and have been for some time obsessed by young girls.

“That is shown by the thousands of images and chat logs in which you engaged in disgusting exchanges with similarly disposed people indicating what you would do if you had half a chance.

“You were a convicted offender under the name of Dominic Purvis. The register exists so the public can know you are a risk and so the police can keep track of you.

“You failed to disclose the name you were using and as a direct consequence of that you were able to wreak havoc on this family. Those were the depths to which you were prepared to stoop.

“You have sought to blame anyone but yourself at every stage. You can expect a lengthy prison sentence the only issue is how long and whether it should be an extended sentence.”

He told the jury:”We judges hear many cases involving sexual offending but I have to say the conduct which you heard about in this one was shocking.

“It is very rare that one sees laid out so plainly an obsession carried through from photographs and chat logs to actions of depravity.”

During an eight day trial the jury heard he was found with child abuse images on three computers and an external hard drive and chat logs which showed he has an interest in young girls.

Purvis told the jury he did not have any sexual interest in young girls and had never touched any of the sisters inappropriately. He said all the allegations against him were false.

He even claimed his conviction in 2006 was false and that he had pleaded guilty to get the case over with, rather than because his fingerprints were found on revolting photographs recovered by police from a locked safe in his attic.

At the end of the trial the jury were also told he has a previous conviction from 2003 for fraud and creating false documents.

Purvis will be sentenced next month.