Paedophile on the run after failing to attend court

A paedophile is now wanted by police after failing to attend a hearing at which he was sentenced to nearly three years in jail.

Hilmi Kisacik, 44, was convicted of sexual offences after speaking with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl on Facebook Messenger between 3 March and 21 April.  

The person was in fact a decoy from an online child activist group.

Pictured: Hilmi Kisacik, 44. 

Despite being told the decoy was a 14-year-old girl, Kisacik sent inappropriate photos of himself and others, encouraged the decoy to touch herself inappropriately and asked her for photographs of herself.  

The online child activist group arrived at Kisacik’s home in Ely on 26 April to confront him and alert officers who arrested him.

Kisiak was released on court bail following a pre-trial hearing in July and an arrest warrant was issued for him in August when he failed to attend another hearing.

He also didn't turn up to his trial. 

On Friday (22 November), at Cambridge Crown Court, Kisacik, of Fore Hill, Ely, was jailed for 32 months in his absence, having been found guilty of two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause/incite a girl to engage in sexual activity.

A warrant is now out for his arrest.

PC Shane O’Brien said: “Although Kisacik didn’t speak to a real 14-year-old girl, the intent to incite a child to engage in sexually activity was still there.

“Protect children from paedophiles is a force priority and I would urge anyone who knows of this man’s whereabouts to contact police.” 

If you know of Kisacik’s whereabouts, you can report it through the force website using reference 35/NT/13453/24.

Anyone without internet access should call 101.

For more on child abuse, please visit the dedicated section on the force website.