A Malawian man based in Northampton UK has been jailed for more than two years and placed on the sex offenders’ register after admitting child and image-based sex offences.
According to Northamptonshire Police,they began investigating John Malonda, aged 34, in July 2024.
Officers investigating a separate matter examined his mobile phone, and found indecent images of children and extreme pornography involving animals, as well as messages which appeared to show him arranging to meet and abuse a five-year-old child.
Fast -track enquiries went on to confirm there was thankfully no real victim, and Malonda was charged with arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 years of age, possession of an extreme pornographic image/s, and making an indecent photograph of a child.
At Northampton Crown Court on February 14, Malonda, of Moorbridge Road, Moulton, admitted the three charges.
He returned to the same court on Tuesday, May 20, where he was sentenced to a total of 26 months’ imprisonment.
He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years and given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, with terms which include banning him from using any device capable of accessing the internet unless he first notifies the police about it.
He is also banned from having any contact with or living with female children under the age of 18, unless parental consent and social services permission has been given.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Harriet Stevenson, of SOLAR, the Force’s dedicated rape investigation team, said: “John Malonda showed a dangerous sexual interest in the abuse of children, and I’m very glad he did not get the opportunity to turn his abhorrent desires into reality.
“We take all forms of sexual offending very seriously, and I hope this court result demonstrates our commitment to bringing sexual offenders to justice.”
