Will Scott-Barrett
Bromley
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Two tier justice? Sex offender police escapes prison
A Metropolitan Police constable who sent graphic sexual pictures, videos and messages to a 15-year-old boy was handed a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
Will Scott-Barrett, 33, admitted sexual communication with a child involving Snapchat and Discord
Scott-Barrett, of Bromley, south-east London, had resigned from the force by the time he was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court.
Judge Robin Johnson described the harm to the boy as “incalculable”.
Despite the offence, Scott-Barrett avoided immediate custody.
Alongside the suspended sentence, the former officer was ordered to complete 40 days of rehabilitation and made subject to a sexual harm prevention order.
