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Paedophile Busted in Adelaide Motel Room, Seeking Mother and Young Daughter for Sexual Exploitation

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In a disturbing case that unfolded in Adelaide, a ‘heinous’ paedophile was apprehended by the police after posting a repugnant classified ad on a popular online platform, soliciting a mother willing to sell her young daughter for sexual purposes, Your Content has learned.

The offender, identified as Jonathon David Henke, aged 46, was arrested in an Adelaide motel room in October 2020 while awaiting the opportunity to commit an unspeakable act against an eight-year-old girl.

Authorities discovered that Henke had placed an explicit advertisement online, specifically looking for a “mother and very young daughter.”

Unbeknownst to him, the individuals he had corresponded with turned out to be undercover police officers. As the planned meeting at the motel unfolded, Henke had brought along items such as flavoured condoms, lubricant, and child exploitation material.

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However, instead of meeting his intended victims, Henke found himself confronted by law enforcement officers who promptly entered the motel room and promptly arrested him as he sat on the bed.

Subsequent investigations into this abhorrent case revealed distressing message exchanges and shed light on Henke’s failed marriage to a sex worker, whom he believed was exploiting him.

The details emerged during the predator’s sentencing, which took place last month in the South Australian District Court.

According to court records, on October 2, 2020, Henke posted a disturbing advertisement on ChaosAds, a classifieds website.

The advertisement explicitly stated that a “male” was seeking a “mother and very young daughter.”

The presiding Judge Adam Kimber noted that the ad also mentioned the individual’s willingness to travel, host, and provide a reward.

Henke had used the name “Jack” and provided his mobile phone number in the ad.

Law enforcement officers, upon discovering the ad, contacted Henke using the provided phone number.

Posing as a 37-year-old mother of two young girls, aged five and eight, an undercover officer engaged in a series of repugnant conversations with Henke.

Shockingly, he offered $500 in exchange for sexual acts with the eight-year-old girl, inquired about the child’s sexual experiences, and even asked if she had seen explicit photos he had sent.

Henke made arrangements to meet the child in a motel room, where he intended to engage in criminal acts.

Disturbingly, he requested that the person he believed was the mother bring child exploitation material to the encounter.

The judge noted that Henke had even chosen flavoured condoms based on the child’s preferences, as he had been informed.

Further revelations surrounding Henke’s personal life shed light on his troubled past.

It was disclosed that he had a limited history of sexual intimacy and was in an estranged marriage with a sex worker.

The couple married in December 2019 but never lived together.

The judge observed that Henke had become emotionally attached to his wife, despite suspecting that she was using him.

The breakdown of their marriage occurred on the same day Henke posted the offensive online ad.

Recently released footage from the Adelaide District Court captures the moment of Henke’s arrest.

The video shows law enforcement officers entering the motel room and apprehending Henke, who was found sitting on one of the beds.

A substantial amount of cash, consisting of stacks of $50 notes, was discovered on a nearby desk.

Henke had wrongly assumed that he would use the money to pay for sexual acts with the child.

Additionally, flavoured condoms and lubricant were found among his belongings.

Upon arrest, Henke attempted to deceive the police by claiming that he had engaged in the communications with the intention of reporting the person he believed, according to The Daily Mail.

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