Overview
- Johnson, 59, was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court to 15 years in prison with a 10‑year minimum, plus five years on licence, an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and restraining orders.
- He admitted 16 sexual offences against children aged 13 to 16, with crimes committed between 2020 and 2023 in Gloucestershire, Cornwall and West Yorkshire.
- Police said he groomed victims online, including first contact via Tumblr, then travelled to meet and abuse them, at times relocating to continue the offending.
- Forensic analysis of seized devices uncovered numerous child‑abuse videos, including 42 Category A videos of one victim, and a calendar app recording the offences.
- After an initial arrest in Stevenage, he breached bail and fled to the Republic of Ireland before being arrested and extradited back to the UK to face prosecution.