@crimeatyourfingertips: A police officer who groom3d a 13-year-old from Rushden, Northamptonshire, UK before meeting her to film his s3xual exploitation of her has been sent to jail for more than 6 years. PC Luke Horner was told by His Honour Judge David Herbert KC on Friday, October 6 sentencing hearing that he had undermined the public’s confidence in the police. The court heard how Horner, who resigned from his job with Thames Valley Police following the incident, groom3d the girl on social media over a short period & in June this year, travelled from his home in Lakeland Drive, Aylesbury, to meet her in Rushden. The girl’s horrified mother later found the film on her daughter’s phone & called police who arrested Horner, 24. Sentencing the former soldier, Judge Herbert said: “This is an utterly shameful day for you. "You are being sentenced for s3xual activity with a child who was 13 which involved full intercourse. "This offending is disgraceful for any man but further to that you were a serving police officer. When you became a police officer you would have taken an oath to act with integrity and protect the public. "You have failed & undermined the public’s confidence in the police.” Horner was told that, had his victim been 12, the charges would have been even more serious. The law dictates that perpetrators of this type of offence, where the child has reached the age of 13, are charged with s3xual activity with a child rather than rap3. In mitigation, the court heard that Horner had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, had shown some remorse for his crime & had no previous convictions. He was given 6 years & 4 months in jail and was told he will serve half of it before being eligible for release on licence. He was also made the subject of an indefinite s3xual harm prevention order. Lead Investigator, Detective Sergeant Sarah Osborne from Northamptonshire Police, said: “No sentence can make up for what Luke Horner has done but I hope the conclusion of this case & the fact that he is now going to spend time in prison, provides some small comfort to the family of this young girl. “His behaviour and his actions go against everything we stand for within policing & it is people like him that we continue to work relentlessly to expose and to remove for good. “Police officers & staff who think they can break the law have no place in our profession. Upholding the law & maintaining professionalism are our top priorities.” Following the sentencing, an NSPCC spokesperson said: “As a police officer it was Horner’s duty to protect young people & he would have been well aware of the devastating impact that child s3xual abus3 can have on its victims. Despite this, he inflicted abus3 on a 13-year-old girl, while filming it. #crime #truecrime #crimetoks #crimejunkie #crimetiktoks #truecrimetok #crimejunkies #crimetiktok #truecrimetiktok #crimetiktoker #crimetok #crimestories #truecrimecommunity #truecrimetiktoker #crimejunkiestories

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