A Lewisham man has avoided prison after asking a girl under 16 to send him indecent pictures.
Saliou Koudirati, 29, of Overdown Road in Bellingham, was sentenced to a suspended prison term at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Friday, November 3.
He pleaded guilty in August to engaging in sexual communication with a child and sending an indecent image with intent to cause alarm, distress, or humiliation.
He was sentenced to a nine-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months, for asking a girl under 16 to send him indecent pictures.
The offences took place in Lewisham between May 24 and August 20 this year.
The court noted that the severity of the offences warranted a custodial sentence but decided to suspend it due to his guilty plea.
Koudirati must register with the police as a sex offender for the next 10 years and will be under probation supervision for 12 months.
He was remanded on conditional bail until his next hearing, scheduled for December 10, when a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) application will be considered.
The court did not order Koudirati to pay costs due to limited means but imposed a £184 surcharge, to be paid in monthly instalments of £20, starting from January 11, 2027.
Koudirati is the latest offender to be sentenced for sexual offences in London. Russell Brand was jailed for 10 years and six months today for rape and sexual assaults against four women, and police are appealing for help to find men on Crimestoppers’ most-wanted list with London links.
