Sentence
Samuel Carragher
Samuel Carragher (aged 21) was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on 17 August 2026 to 10 Years 6 Months for Making and possessing indecent images of children and 16 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Lewes Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 17 August 2026
- Sentence
- 10 Years 6 Months, Custodial Term Plus Extended Licence Period: 13 years 6 Months
- Judge
- Judge Huseyin
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
9 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Making and possessing indecent images of children | Custodial immediate |
| Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity | Custodial immediate |
| Causing a child to look at images of people engaged in sexual activity / Causing a child to watch a sexual act | Custodial immediate |
| Paying for sexual services of a child | Custodial immediate |
| Distributing indecent images of children | Custodial immediate |
| Sexual communication with a child | Custodial immediate |
| Possession of extreme pornographic images | |
| Threatening to disclose private sexual photographs and films | Custodial immediate |
| Sending a photograph or film to cause alarm, distress, or humiliation (genitals etc.) | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
He pleaded guilty to causing or inciting a child to engage in penetrative sexual activity, causing or inciting a child to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity, paying for the sexual services of a child, sexual communication with a child, threatening to share intimate photographs or film, causing a child to watch a sexual act, sending a photograph or film of genitals, distributing indecent photographs of a child, making indecent photographs of children and possessing an extreme pornographic image in Newhaven, Sussex, between 2022 and 2025.