A retired West Sussex teacher has been jailed for 18-months after impersonating different characters online to engage adults and young people in sexual conversations. David Gallichan, of Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, had already been given a suspended sentence three years ago for making and possessing indecent images of children. The 63-year-old was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order stopping him from keeping computers without software to allow police to monitor his activities. He has now been sentenced after admitting he attempted to communicate with a young girl and failing to disclose possessing a computer. PC Louise Giles said: "Gallichan still attempted to speak with teenagers online even after his previous conviction. "He kept a laptop without telling us, which did not have the necessary monitoring software installed. "He expressed his fantasies about nudist camps with teenage boys, setting up profiles and characters for several years to engage with adults and young people in sexual conversations online. "He imagined being a daughter or stepdaughter and would pretend to be people to get them to talk with him sexually. "When we found about this, as a result of proactive police checks, we got a warrant and searched Gallichan's home. "He then admitted that he had hidden a laptop in an outdoor shed. "There is no evidence that he had actually managed to engage in sexual activity with others, direct or online, but clearly Gallichan is a menace who seeks to exploit and manipulate others of all ages and draw them into his sexual fantasy world."
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