31 year old David Chellapah admitted 21 child exploitation offences between August and October last year.
The investigation began after Chellapah was found to be communicating with a child and attempting to arrange a meeting in order to sexually abuse them.
Investigators from The Met found he had targeted several children aged 12 to 15 through social media.
DC Alan Stepkowski-Fellows from the Met’s Central Specialist Crime Command said: “Chellapah showed clear and persistent predatory behaviour, targeting children online and attempting to escalate that contact into serious harm. Our officers acted quickly to intervene, prevent further offences and bring him before the courts.
“Safeguarding victims remains our priority. We worked closely with partners to ensure all children were protected and supported, with specialist officers using trauma-informed approaches. We also secured strong digital evidence so victims did not have to attend court.
“We will continue working with partners to protect children and hold offenders to account.”
