A ‘dangerous online predator’ who groomed multiple children to meet them and commit serious sexual offences has been jailed.Darren Collis, 57, of Rockall Close, in Haverhill, admitted 30 child sex offences, with police identifying 15 victims.He appeared at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday where he was handed an extended licence totalling 17 years, with 11 years’ imprisonment and six years on licence.Darren Collis, 57, of Rockall Close, in Haverhill, admitted 30 child sex offences, with police identifying 15 victims. Picture: Suffolk PoliceDetective Sergeant Mark Cotton, from the Suffolk Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “No family should have to go through what Collis has subjected his survivors to, and I would like to commend the victims and their families for their help and courage in bringing this sexual predator to justice.”Collis admitted to the charges at an earlier hearing, which included sexual communication with a child, causing a child to watch a sexual act, grooming, arranging/facilitating to meet a child, causing a child to engage in sexual activity, making and distributing indecent images of children.The court heard that in May 2025 Collis started a conversation on Snapchat with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old boy. The boy did not exist and was a fake profile.Despite the ‘boy’ saying he was 14, Collis continued the conversation, attempted to engage in sexual conversation and sent explicit images. He referred to speaking with another boy of the same name who was 13.Collis was arrested at Cardinal Park in Ipswich on May 28, 2025 after he arranged to meet the ‘boy’.Officers searched his property and seized multiple devices. From these devices, police identified further conversations of a sexual nature involving multiple children under 16, where Collis sent explicit pictures and videos and attempted to meet them .Mr Cotton added: “Darren Collis is a serious, online predator who groomed his victims in order to meet up with children and commit serious sexual offences.”He praised colleagues’ efforts that ensured ‘a dangerous predator is now behind bars’.Collis was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register.
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