Gosport man, 75, named and charged with sending 'sexually explicit' messages to child
A 75-year-old Gosport man has been named and charged with sending “sexually explicit” messages to a child.
Brian Pepper, of Brockhurst Road, Gosport, has been charged with attempted sexual communication with a child and attempted breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
A force spokesperson said: “Police were called shortly after 12pm yesterday (Saturday 21 February) following reports that a man had been sending sexually explicit messages online to someone he believed to be a child.”
He has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Monday 23 February).