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Childlike sex doll man given suspended prison term | Childlike sex doll man given suspended prison term |
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A man who imported a childlike sex doll he bought online has been given a suspended prison sentence. | A man who imported a childlike sex doll he bought online has been given a suspended prison sentence. |
Simon Glerum, 33, purchased the doll from Hong Kong but it was intercepted at Stansted Airport in January. | Simon Glerum, 33, purchased the doll from Hong Kong but it was intercepted at Stansted Airport in January. |
Glerum, of Great Bardfield in Essex, admitted to arranging the import of a prohibited indecent or obscene article and making and possessing indecent images of children. | |
He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. | He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. |
The doll, which police say was anatomically realistic, was dispatched with accessories including hair, fingernails and a hair brush. | The doll, which police say was anatomically realistic, was dispatched with accessories including hair, fingernails and a hair brush. |
Speaking after the hearing, Det Insp Neal Miller said: "The importation of childlike sex dolls can be an indication of offences being committed against children, as in this case, where images of child abuse were found on Glerum's computer." | Speaking after the hearing, Det Insp Neal Miller said: "The importation of childlike sex dolls can be an indication of offences being committed against children, as in this case, where images of child abuse were found on Glerum's computer." |
Sarah Freeman, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Following the interception of the childlike sex doll, further serious offending was uncovered which was subsequently admitted by Simon Glerum." | Sarah Freeman, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Following the interception of the childlike sex doll, further serious offending was uncovered which was subsequently admitted by Simon Glerum." |
Glerum was also put on a five year sexual harm prevention order and on a sex offender treatment programme. | Glerum was also put on a five year sexual harm prevention order and on a sex offender treatment programme. |
The doll will be destroyed. | The doll will be destroyed. |
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