SEX offender Bex McCullgh has been jailed for four years after she admitted attempting to ‘incite a child to engage in sexual activity’.
In October 2024 McCullgh, of Backwell in North Somerset, travelled to Bristol to meet who she thought was a young boy.
However, she was instead arrested by officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU), charged, and remanded in custody.
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On Monday (February 10), she pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court to arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
The judge handed McCullgh an extended sentence of eight years, comprising four years’ custody and four years on extended licence. She will have to serve a minimum of two-thirds of her sentence before applying for release.
McCullgh was also made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and added to the Sex Offender Register – both indefinitely.
After the hearing, DI David Wells from SWROCU, said: “The sentence handed down to McCullgh reflects the threat she posed to children and, together with the indefinite order, will help prevent her reoffending when she is eventually released.
“Our Online Investigations Team is part of a national network who work to identify and arrest offenders looking to sexually abuse or exploit children online.
“Outcomes like this show how important that work is, but equally how essential it is for young people and their carers to be alert to the risks.”
In which prison will McCullgh”s sentence be served?
Why doesn’t the author of this article address this reality. This sex offender identifies as a female but has male genitalia. Does this become a female crime statistic? How skewed is this. news articles should interpret as well as state facts.