A Swinton man has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for abusing and communicating with children via the comprehensive, global child sex network he devised
Benjamin Lancaster aged 33 of Charles Street was yesterday jailed for over a decade for rape, possession of indecent images and arranging / facilitating travel for sexual purposes in relation to two victims, who were both under 16 at the time of the offences.
He will also be on the sex offenders’ register for life and is subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
With the self-proclaimed moniker “Daddy Dominant Little Girls” – DDLG – the court heard how Lancaster claimed to be in a polyamorous relationship at the time of the offences.
He would scour the internet for females to be part of the relationship. He would then give them a list of rules that they would need to abide by, including times to go to bed, what they could wear, who they could go out with and which sexual acts they would partake in.
Acting as the dominant and the children as subservient, Lancaster would target children who were extremely vulnerable and promise them a better life – whilst making them call him “Daddy.”
Lancaster’s sickening activities were discovered when a carer of one of the children checked her online usage and uncovered indecent images and videos between the two.
She raised the alarm and Lancaster was arrested at his home address in October 2021. On analysis of his phone and devices, it was discovered that he was communicating inappropriately with children all over the world.
DC Emma Puckering of the Salford Connect Team said: “We are pleased with yesterday’s result. Lancaster is going to be behind bars, and away from children, for many years to come.
“We would like to commend the strength and bravery of the victims and their support systems, who have supported the prosecution to conclusion.
“We know that the sentencing will never erase what they experienced at the hands of Lancaster, but we hope that it signifies the beginning of the rest of their lives, allowing them to start to heal and come to terms with what’s happened.
“Lancaster’s network was comprehensive and as such, we are asking for anyone who may have been exploited by him to come forwards and speak to us on 0161 856 5424.”
