Declan Guess launched a ‘terrifying’ campaign of harassment on his victim after sharing intimate pictures of her as a teenager online causing men to turn up at her house expecting sex
A man who tormented a woman with online abuse that resulted in strangers arriving at her family home seeking sex has been jailed. Declan Guess subjected his victim to more than three years of “terrifying” harassment involving malicious online communications, according to Leicestershire Police.
The 24-year-old began distributing intimate photographs of the woman on the internet, which had been taken when she was a teenager. The victim’s family reported that unknown men were calling at their home in October 2022, expecting to engage in sexual activity with her.
Police revealed that when these visitors were confronted, they showed posts published across multiple websites advertising the woman as offering sexual services, reports Leicestershire Live.
An investigation was launched by officers, who identified Guess as responsible for these vindictive posts.
In her victim impact statement, the victim, now in her 20s, revealed: “Men started turning up at my family home looking for me and I found out this was because my name, my intimate photos and my address had been put online advertising me for sex.
“This was frightening and left me feeling very vulnerable. The whole situation has caused me so much stress and upset over the years. I just wanted it to stop.
“What Declan has done to me has had a very severe impact on my self-esteem and mental health. In many ways it has ruined my life.”
Following the seizure of his mobile phone by police, officers uncovered intimate photographs of the victim, along with indecent images of other children and material depicting bestiality.
Over 500 indecent images of children were found across his devices. Further analysis of his equipment revealed fresh evidence connected to his online crimes, leading to his second arrest in June 2025 on stalking charges related to the woman.
In August 2025, magistrates imposed a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) banning Guess from any contact with the woman, whether face-to-face, online or through intermediaries.
However, he violated the order’s terms in September 2025 by following the victim on Instagram.
This resulted in his arrest and remand in custody, where he was subsequently charged with stalking, breaching the stalking protection order, and possessing extreme pornographic material.
Guess also faced three charges of creating indecent images of children and three charges of distributing indecent images of children (IIOC).
The extensive and complicated investigation reached its conclusion on Thursday, February 12. Guess received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence at Leicester Crown Court.
He was also subjected to a restraining order, a sexual harm prevention order and will be registered as a sex offender. He was due to stand trial earlier in the week however he pleaded guilty on the first day to stalking and distribution of IIOC of category A and C; category A being the most serious of offences.
Investigating officer, PC Kate Butler from the Artemis team, believes there could be other victims who suffered at the hands of Guess out there.
She has urged them to get in touch. She said: “The impact these offences have had on the victim are immense. Her whole life was turned upside down.
“Whilst we can’t turn back time for the victim, we hope that Guess’s guilty plea helps her to put those events behind her. We are pleased his admission of guilt has meant that the victim has not been subjected to giving evidence in court.
“This has been an extremely complex investigation, and we thank the victim and her family for their courage in reporting what they had been through and we hope this reassures the wider community that we do take these offences seriously and will use our powers to bring people to justice.
“We also believe there may be other victims of Guess, who for whatever reason have not reported offences to us, we would urge you to get in touch. We have specialist officers who can support and guide you through the process and put you in touch with other support agencies.”
For information on how you can receive support from Leicestershire Police, please visit their website. Alternatively, you can call 101.