A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed for more than two years after forcing a nine-year-old child to watch him masturbate.

Timothy O’Reilly, of Holmlea Road, Datchet, was charged with two counts of intentionally causing a child under the age of 12 watch an image of person, himself, engaging in sexual activity between July 1, 2020 and August 8, 2020.

The 34-year-old was also charged with two counts of causing/inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child between the same dates.

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At Reading Crown Court on Monday (June 5), Judge Kirsty Real sentenced O’Reilly to 26 months imprisonment.

He also received a 12-month concurrent sentence, two 16-month concurrent sentences and one eight-month concurrent sentence to cover all the charges. The main charge was uplifted to reflect the other offences.

O’Reilly, who looked upset in the dock before being taken to the cells downstairs, will serve half of his sentence before being released on licence.

He will also be put on the sex offenders register for life.

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Court costs and a victim surcharge will also be arranged for O’Reilly who will need to pay the total figure by a time decided by the courts and his defence barrister.