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Former Essex Police volunteer sentenced for sexual communications with a child
Thomas Hawkes, 23, received a two-year community order and must sign the sex offenders' register for five years after sending sexual messages to a child on Snapchat.
- On Thursday, Thomas Hawkes was sentenced to a two-year community order at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty October 9 to sexual communications with a child.
- City of London officers discovered Snapchat messages after arresting Thomas Hawkes on September 14, 2025, which were sent between October 2018 and September 2022.
- The court ordered that he be added to the sex offenders' register with a five years reporting requirement and complete 25 hours of rehabilitation activity plus 60 hours of unpaid work under the two-year community order.
- He resigned from the City of London Police on October 22, 2023, after suspension since June 2023 and an unrelated misconduct hearing, with Commissioner Pete O’Doherty saying he would have been dismissed.
- Detective Superintendent Bonnie Moore said the victim has seen justice and protecting the children of Essex is a priority, while police chiefs called the crimes 'appalling' and urged parents and carers and schools to discuss social media safety.
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'Predatory' former Essex Police special constable admits sending sexual messages to child - Essex Live
The victim was just 12 years old at the time the offending began
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