a consultant anesthetist LondonThe Royal Free Hospital was today jailed for more than two years for trying to seduce a seven-year-old girl.
Mark Carrington, 49, of Radlett, Hertfordshire, was caught in an undercover police operation.
North West Regional Organized crime Operations of the unit saw an undercover officer using a fictitious identity with Carrington Online.
Carrington agreed to a deal with another fictional man that they would sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl together.
Mark Carrington (pictured), 49, of Radlett, Hertfordshire, was caught in an undercover police operation
The 49-year-old was arrested on Wednesday 26 January this year by officers of the Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Child Online Safeguarding Team in Finchley, London.
Carrington was working as a consultant anesthetist at the Royal Free in London when he was arrested.
He was suspended and the police investigation found no evidence of crimes related to Carrington’s job role.
The 49-year-old was sentenced today at St Alban’s Crown Court after pleading guilty to three charges of arranging the commission of a child sex offense and downloading pornographic pictures of children.
He was also issued a sexual harm prevention order and had to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.
Detective Sergeant Jim Miller of the Child Online Safeguarding Team said: ‘Carrington’s actions suggest that he is a serious threat to children because he believed he had arranged a meeting at which he was a child. to sexually abuse
‘What’s more, what’s more is that Carrington occupied a great position of confidence in his medical role and although he knew what he was doing was completely wrong, he carried on.
‘Our goal will always be to protect children from predators and ensure that those who want to commit these crimes are charged, convicted and jailed so that they do not pose a danger to anyone else.
‘I’d like to thank the officials of NWROCU for their guidance and support in what was a partnership approach to catching an online predator. I would also like to mention the team of Royal Free Hospital which fully cooperated in the police investigation.
The 49-year-old was sentenced today at St Alban’s Crown Court after pleading guilty to three charges of arranging the commission of a child sex offense and downloading pornographic pictures of children. Image: Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Free Hospital on 14 January 2021
NWROCU’s Detective Chief Inspector Andy Buckthorpe, who worked with Det. On the Sergeant investigation, Miller said: ‘We welcome the conviction of Mark Carrington and hope that the public will feel safe in the knowledge that this sexual predator, who posed a significant risk to children, is now behind bars. .
‘Here at NWROCU, we work with the UK military, agencies and CEOP (Center for Child Exploitation Online Protection) as well as agencies in other countries to support our desire to protect children from corrupt and dangerous criminals like Carrington and share your determination.
‘Law enforcement works all over the Internet and we will use every strategy and technological advancement available to ensure that people cannot and do not get away with the horrific crimes they have committed.’