Sickening Depravity Exposed: ‘Manipulative’ Predator Jailed for Four Years for Paying Teenager for Sex and Sharing Explicit Images Online
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- Terence Cedric Forrest, 44, manipulated a 15-year-old girl into sending explicit photos and having sex with him in exchange for money and drugs
- The West Australian man shared intimate images of the teenager on a private Facebook group, describing the act as “mission accomplished”
A 44-year-old West Australian man has been sentenced to four years and six months behind bars for having sex with a 15-year-old girl and distributing explicit images of her online.
Terence Cedric Forrest, from Fitzroy Crossing, met the teenager on Facebook in March 2023 and began paying her $5,000 over five months in exchange for sex and intimate photographs. The court heard Forrest sent the girl a friend request, claiming she told him she was 17 or 18 years old.
Prosecutor Kim Jennings told the Broome District Court that Forrest asked the girl to send him explicit photos in exchange for money, and he later uploaded an image of her vagina to a private Facebook group, captioned “mission accomplished”.
The 44-year-old also met the girl at a Kununurra caravan park, where he touched her vagina and had sex with her. He paid her $300 and gave her “half a bag” of cannabis during their second encounter.
Forrest’s lawyer, Kate Pearson, claimed her client had abused alcohol and cannabis since he was 15 and suffered from health issues. However, Judge Wendy Gillan slammed Forrest’s behavior, describing it as “very serious” and “degrading” to the child.
“You had unprotected sex with her on two occasions. She may have agreed [to the filming and images], but not having them being used [online],” Judge Gillan said.
Forrest will be eligible for parole in April 2026. The judge also warned him that he should have made further inquiries about the girl’s age, adding that his approach was “reckless”.
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