37-year-old Paul Allen has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court accused of no less than 13 child sex offences, including penetrative sexual activity with an underage boy.
Allen, formally of Hinton Road in Carisbrooke, appeared before the court this morning (Friday) charged with 5 counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child between July and September 2021; 3 counts of distributing an indecent photograph of a child in April 2021 and 2 counts of penetrative sexual activity with a boy under 16 on dates between 2014 and 2016.
He has also been charged with 2 counts of arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence between July and September 2021, 1 count of causing/inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity in June 2021 and 1 count of offering to supply cannabis between January 2020 and September 2021.
The case is so serious it has been sent to the Isle of Wight Crown Court, where Paul Allen will appear on 8th December.
