Sentence
Arun Wilding
Arun Wilding (aged 22) was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 1 September 2026 to 12 Years 9 Months for Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and 10 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Wolverhampton Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 1 September 2026
- Sentence
- 12 Years 9 Months, Custodial Term Plus Extended Licence Period: 17 years 9 Months
- Judge
- His Honour Judge Butterfield KC
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
6 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity | Custodial immediate; Sex Offender Notification Requirements |
| Attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity | Custodial immediate, 3 Years |
| Blackmail - making an unwarranted demand with menaces; for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted to gain for himself or another | Custodial immediate |
| Failure to comply with the requirements of the Sex Offenders Register | Custodial immediate, 2 Years |
| Sexual communication with a child | Custodial immediate, 1 Year 6 Months |
| Threatening to disclose private sexual photographs and films | Custodial immediate, 1 Year |
What the court heard
He pleaded guilty to causing a female child aged under 16-years-old to engage in penetrative sexual activity, causing a female child aged under 16-years-old to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity, blackmail, sexual communication with a child, threatening to share a photograph of a person in an intimate state and sexual communication with a child in Oldbury, West Midlands, December 2024 and December 2025.