Paedophile sent abuse video to victim

A man has been jailed for eight years after filming himself having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Joshua Risdale, 33, sexually abused the girl between 2023 and 2024, despite knowing her age.

He began speaking to her on Facebook Messenger in 2023 and the pair began a sexual relationship.

But it ended after Risdale supplied the victim with drugs and alcohol at a party, and then took her to a bedroom where he filmed himself having sex with her.

He later sent the video to the victim who did not remember the night due to intoxication.

Risdale went on to threaten to “leak” the video if the victim did not comply with his demands to date and eventually marry him.

Risdale, of Washway Road in Holbeach, Spalding, pleaded guilty to engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, taking an indecent photograph of a child and distributing an indecent photograph of a child.

At Peterborough Crown Court on Friday (29 November), Risdale was jailed and handed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

DC Annie Fenton, who investigated, said: “Risdale’s predatory behaviour towards the victim, despite knowing her age, was despicable and I am pleased his sentence reflects the seriousness of his actions.

“I hope he uses his time in prison to reflect on his actions, which will no doubt have a lasting psychological impact on his victim.”

For more about child abuse, including how to report it and spot the signs, you can visit the dedicated page on the force website.