A former senior constable who called himself a ‘dirty paedo dad’ and requested ‘underage fantasy and kink’ child abuse material could be released from jail in just six months.
Mitchell James Maxwell Lucock, 38, was sentenced 18 months jail in Parramatta District Court on Friday after he pleaded guilty to five counts of soliciting child abuse material and three counts of transmitting child abuse material.
Judge Karen Robinson labelled Lucock’s actions ‘highly depraved’.
The court heard the former senior constable based in Nyngan in central NSW used Telegram and Snapchat to talk about his sickening preferences in child abuse material between July and October 2023
Lucock twice communicated with an undercover cop through Telegram, an encrypted messaging service, to express interest in trading illicit content,’ the ABC reported.
In one conversation, he told the officer he wanted the depicted victim to be ‘as young as possible’ and the abuse ‘hardcore, no limit’.
‘When I say young as possible, babies and toddlers too,’ he said.
The court also heard Lucock used Snapchat to engage with people he met on Reddit in an attempt to solicit child abuse material.
Mitchell James Maxwell Lucock (pictured) will spend at least six months behind bars after seeking child sex abuse material online
In one exchange, he offered to pay a woman for custom videos tailored to his ‘underage fantasy kink’ featuring very young children.
‘I want to be super taboo thinking about baby and toddler girls,’ he said.
In another conversation on the platform, Lucock told a man he ‘loved talking about’ sexual child abuse and described fake encounters with an infant daughter, labelling himself a ‘dirty paedo dad’.
Lucock does not have children.
He was also recorded bragging about his ‘very taboo underage desires’.
‘I have no limits, as young as possible.’
Lucock was arrested while on duty at Nyngan Police Station in November 2023 and later resigned from the force.
Australian Federal Police officers seized his phone and found the Telegram and Snapchat apps had been deleted.
Conversations on the platforms were recovered but the images and videos described in the chats had expired, meaning Lucock was not in possession of any child abuse material.
Lucock was a senior constable based in Nyngan NSW at the time of his arrest (stock image)
Judge Karen Robinson on Friday found Lucock’s use of the apps, which both automatically delete messages, showed his criminal activity was planned.
‘The conduct is persistent and repeated and often initiated by the offender and consistent with a demonstrated sexual interest in child abuse material,’ she said.
Lucock expressed his remorse over his offences in a letter to the court and recognised the impact his actions had on children and larger society.
That included a decrease in public trust of the NSW Police Force.
The court heard that Lucock used Telegram and Snapchat (pictured) to discuss his ‘depraved’ preferences in child abuse material
Lucock was awarded a Police Serving Medal during his 17 year career in the force.
He began his policing career in Sydney but moved to the small remote town of Nyngan for improved pay and working conditions.
Lucock could be freed in as little as six months if he exhibits good behaviour and completes rehabilitation programs for sexual offenders.
