@offenceregister: Sentence Delivered for Joseph Hatton from Eastchurch - JAILED A man, then aged 40, from Eastchurch, has received a sentence of six years and 10 months in prison after targeting a child on the Isle of Sheppey. Joseph Hatton, of Plough Road, Eastchurch, faced Maidstone Crown Court following a police investigation launched when the young victim disclosed being indecently touched. Following his arrest on 27 September 2025, officers reviewed his mobile phone and discovered hundreds of indecent images of children. Hatton denied the allegations during court proceedings, forcing a crown court trial. Jurors returned guilty verdicts across all counts, including sexual activity with a child, making indecent images of a child, and possessing extreme pornography. On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the judge jailed Hatton for six years and 10 months. He was placed on the sex offenders' register for life and made subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. #JosephHatton #Eastchurch #MaidstoneCrownCourt #KentPolice #ukregisterdatabase

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