Sentence
Austen Tobias Fleming
Austen Tobias Fleming (aged 28) was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on 21 October 2025 to 24 Years for Making and possessing indecent images of children and 12 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Leeds Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 21 October 2025
- Sentence
- 24 Years, Custodial Term Plus Extended Licence Period: 27 years
- Judge
- His Honour Judge Singh
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
7 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Making and possessing indecent images of children | Custodial immediate |
| Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity | Custodial immediate; Sex Offender Notification Requirements |
| Causing a child to look at images of people engaged in sexual activity / Causing a child to watch a sexual act | Custodial immediate |
| Blackmail - making an unwarranted demand with menaces; for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted to gain for himself or another | Custodial immediate |
| Paying for sexual services of a child | Custodial immediate |
| Distributing indecent images of children | Custodial immediate |
| Causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a child (child prostitution or pornography) | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
He pleaded guilty to inciting a child to engage in penetrative sexual activity, inciting a child to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity, sexual exploitation of a child, obtaining the sexual services of a child by payment, blackmail (making unwarranted demands with menaces), causing a child to look at images of sexual activity, distributing indecent image of a child and making indecent images of children in North Yorkshire between December 2020 and January 2023.