Overview

• Stuart Compton was sentenced to life with a minimum tariff of seven years before parole eligibility while Tracy Turner received 12 years in prison followed by a two-year extended licence.
• The sentences stem from around 100,000 messages exchanged over months outlining plans to drug and rape three young children.
• An online dating app alerted South Wales Police to Compton’s communications, leading to the couple’s arrest in December 2024.
• Investigators seized a baton, knuckle duster and concealed blade from Compton’s home and pre-sentencing reports diagnosed him with a compulsive sexualized behaviour disorder.
• Both pleaded guilty to multiple counts of arranging child sexual offences and are subject to lifelong notification requirements and barred from working with children or vulnerable groups.