A man who used to work in partnership with the Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to a number of child sex offences.
30-year-old Darryl Moffatt of Short Heath Road in Erdington will also be put on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years and will be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Moffatt had already pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photos of a child, one count of distributing an indecent image of a child, two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and one count of attempting to cause or incite a boy aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity.
West Midlands PCC Candidate Jay Singh-Sohal said, “This is a truly shocking case, that someone employed by the Police and Crime Commissioner and sent into schools has himself been found guilty of one of the vilest criminal acts. I'm concerned that the Labour PCC has not given a full and frank disclosure about his role and abuse of 'position of trust', instead contradicting West Midlands Police by playing down Moffatt’s connections to his office. The Office of PCC now requires a thorough review of its vetting and staff procedures to reassure the public that this is an isolated incident, which I will ensure is done if elected PCC in May."
Between September 2017 and June 2020 he worked with secondary schools across Birmingham to commission activities designed to steer young people away from crime.
Following Moffatt’s arrest on 19th June 2020 he was immediately suspended and his fixed term contract was not renewed. The crimes he has been found guilty of are not connected to his work.
