Woman who abused young child for paedophile jailed
Durham PoliceA woman who sexually abused a young child for the enjoyment of a paedophile has been jailed for two years and seven months.
Sheila Robson, 27, told Carl Thompson, 35, molesting the child felt "so good" and sent him naked pictures of the youngster, Durham Crown Court heard.
Robson, of Rowan Place, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, admitted sexually assaulting a child and taking and distributing indecent images of a youth.
Thompson, of Jobling Avenue, Gateshead, died before he could be sentenced, but Judge Robert Adams said he would have been given a "significant" jail term had he been alive.
'Manipulated' but 'ultimately responsible'
The abuse was discovered when police raided Thompson's home in February 2024 after he sent messages about abusing children to undercover officers online, the court heard.
An investigation of his phone found messages between him and Robson as well as pictures she had sent him on WhatsApp, the court heard.
With Thompson's encouragement, Robson sexually abused the child, telling him: "This feels so good, I can't lie."
She also told Thompson she wished he would have sex with both her and the child, the court heard.
Judge Adams said it was clear Robson had been manipulated by Thompson and she was "attempting to please him" as she joined in with his "fantasies".
"If [Thompson] were here he would be facing a significant sentence in respect of his involvement in encouraging you to act in the way you did," the judge told Robson.
But Robson "actively engaged" in conversations with Thompson and was "ultimately responsible" for her actions, the judge said, adding he had "deep concerns" about what could have happened if the messages had not been discovered by police.
She must sign the sex offenders' register for life and abide by a sexual harm prevention order limiting her use of the internet and contact with children for 12 years.