Paedophile from Ely wanted by police after failing to attend court

A paedophile is wanted by police after failing to attend a hearing at which he was sentenced to nearly three years in jail.

Hilmi Kisacik, 44, was convicted of sexual offences after speaking with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl on Facebook Messenger between 3 March and 21 April.

The person was in fact a decoy from an online child activist group.

Despite being told the decoy was a 14-year-old girl, Kisacik sent inappropriate photos of himself and others, encouraged the decoy to touch herself inappropriately and asked her for photographs of herself.

The online child activist group arrived at Kisacik’s home in Ely on 26 April to confront him and alert officers who arrested him.

Kisacik was released on court bail following a pre-trial hearing in July and an arrest warrant was issued for him in August when he failed to attend another hearing. He also did not turn up to his trial.

Kisacik, of Fore Hill, Ely, was jailed for 32 months in his absence on Friday (22 November) at Cambridge Crown Court, having been found guilty of two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause/incite a girl to engage in sexual activity.

A warrant is now out for his arrest.

PC Shane O’Brien said: “Although Kisacik didn’t speak to a real 14-year-old girl, the intent to incite a child to engage in sexual activity was still there.

“Protecting children from paedophiles is a force priority and I would urge anyone who knows of this man’s whereabouts to contact police.”