Alicia Nkemla was handed a community order
Alicia Nkemla leaving Manchester Crown Court(Image: Manchester Evening News)
A woman who ‘sold herself’ online has been hauled to court after being caught with indecent images of children.
Alicia Nkemla was just 17 when she started to sell sexual images of herself online.
During some of the chats with punters Nkemla would be sent indecent photos of children.
“She said she knew it was wrong to keep these images, but said she played along for the money,” said prosecutor William Donnelly.
Nkemla denied the images were for her sexual gratification, and instead told police she did it for money and the attention of men, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Following a search of her home in Hulme, officers recovered two mobile phones. After they were examined, they found ‘hundreds’ of indecent images of children.
Alicia Nkemla(Image: Manchester Evening News)
The defendant, now 19, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possession of indecent images of children and possession of an extreme pornographic image.
She wept as she was told by a judge that she would not be jailed.
At her sentencing hearing, the judge, Recorder Paul Hodgkinson, told her barrister Waheed Baber: “I have read the presentence report, and I am well aware of the difficult childhood she had.
“I am not going to send your client to prison.”
Bursting into tears, Nkemla thanked the judge, before Mr Baber said: “The proceedings have had a positive and sobering effect.”
The court heard that police raided Nkemla’s home in October 2023 after receiving information.
“She said she had been ‘selling herself online’ – providing various services online in return for payment,” Mr Donnelly said.
“She had obtained some images of children from the men she engaged with. There were hundreds of images. They were sent to her and retained.”
Nkemla had used messaging-app Telegram to chat to customers. In some of the chats she ‘encouraged’ bestiality and was sent some videos in response.
Alicia Nkemla leaving Manchester Crown Court(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Addressing Nkemla in the dock, Recorder Hodgkinson said: “You could have had no argument about me sending you to prison.
“You brought your mother to hear about what you were doing on the internet – imagine the thoughts your mother must have been having hearing that. You are responsible for that.
“More importantly, every one of those images you received is a real child. Somebody is receiving harm, despicable and unmentionable harm, as a result of some people’s thirst.
“It is far from a victimless crime. These images are of children being abused.”
Nkemla, of Scotforth Close, was sentenced to an 18 month community order, 140 hours unpaid work and 30 days of rehabilitation activity requirements.
She was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and the Sex Offenders Register, both for five years.
As she left the dock, the judge told her: “You need to consider yourself very lucky indeed.”