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| Soldier guilty of sex kidnap plan | Soldier guilty of sex kidnap plan |
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| A soldier has been found guilty of inciting two people to kidnap young girls so he could sexually abuse them. | A soldier has been found guilty of inciting two people to kidnap young girls so he could sexually abuse them. |
| Kenneth Gardner, 29, of Resolven, near Neath, had ordered chloroform over the internet and was using chatrooms to find an accomplice. | Kenneth Gardner, 29, of Resolven, near Neath, had ordered chloroform over the internet and was using chatrooms to find an accomplice. |
| He denied the charge and told Swansea Crown Court it was a "fantasy" and he never intended going through with it. | He denied the charge and told Swansea Crown Court it was a "fantasy" and he never intended going through with it. |
| The Royal Artillery Regiment soldier was caught by staff at an internet cafe who monitored his online activities. | The Royal Artillery Regiment soldier was caught by staff at an internet cafe who monitored his online activities. |
| The court heard he visited the Crossfire internet and gaming centre on Swansea's Princess Way on 15 July, 2006, where he tried to order chloroform from a company in Scotland. | The court heard he visited the Crossfire internet and gaming centre on Swansea's Princess Way on 15 July, 2006, where he tried to order chloroform from a company in Scotland. |
| He then accessed chatrooms on the internet and started asking for pictures of young girls. | He then accessed chatrooms on the internet and started asking for pictures of young girls. |
| He returned the following day and logged on to MSN Messenger and Face Party using the names "Kenny" and "Enigma 78". | He returned the following day and logged on to MSN Messenger and Face Party using the names "Kenny" and "Enigma 78". |
| Staff monitored him discussing drugging young girls so he could sexually assault them. | Staff monitored him discussing drugging young girls so he could sexually assault them. |
| The store's proprietor took screen grabs of Gardner's activities from a separate computer, unknown to him. | The store's proprietor took screen grabs of Gardner's activities from a separate computer, unknown to him. |
| He then sent a member of staff to the nearby police station and Gardner was arrested. | He then sent a member of staff to the nearby police station and Gardner was arrested. |
| Police recovered a laptop from his car that contained 23 indecent images of children and a further seven images were found in deleted files. | Police recovered a laptop from his car that contained 23 indecent images of children and a further seven images were found in deleted files. |
| In police interview Gardner said he had a fetish about kidnapping but did not intend to carry it out. | In police interview Gardner said he had a fetish about kidnapping but did not intend to carry it out. |
| Gardener was remanded in custody by the judge Mr Justice Saunders who adjourned sentencing for psychiatric reports. | |
| He told Gardener the fact the jury had returned a guilty verdict raised issues of whether he was a danger to the public and to young girls. |