NHS worker and her paedo lover plotted ‘brutal' sex attacks on children & wanted to target lone kids on camping trips
Tracy Turner, 51, and Stuart Compton, 46, who referred to each other as Bonnie and Clyde, set their sights on two girls and a boy.
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They planned to lure unattended children on camping trips and shared thousands of twisted texts outlining the potential abuse.
The vile pair also plotted to strike at music festivals, with Compton praising Turner's sick idea as "genius, babe".
Turner even offered to babysit one planned victim so the couple carry out their sex attacks.
They have now been jailed after pleading guilty to six counts of arranging sex with a child.
Compton also pleaded guilty to six counts of making indecent images, while Turner admitted two counts of the same offence.
Merthyr Crown Court heard the couple's conversations demonstrated a "clear intent to arrange and commit sexual acts" with young children - although no child was ever abused.
Prosecutor Matthew Cobbe said: "The first threads of messages suggested fantasy, they expressly talked about fantasy, but this developed into an obsession.
"Their obsession drove them to discuss over and over the sexual acts that they intended to perform and the ways that they believed that they could achieve that goal."
In total, the couple exchanged more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages discussing their depraved plans.
They spoke about raping an eight-year-old girl in an abandoned shed before "disposing" of her afterwards.
The pair also plotted to rape two other children - a boy Turner attempted to groom and a girl aged under 13.
Sick messages also revealed how Compton suggested going to a "hippy" music festival where drug-use would mean young girls could be left unattended.
The pair's twisted plans were only exposed when a "well-known online dating app" contacted police with concerns over Compton.
When police raided his home, they found a haul of illegal weapons including a baton, knuckle duster and blade as well as child sex abuse images on his phone.
Officers analysed messages on his phone and found a "massive amount" of exchanges between him and Turner.
In a victim impact statement, the mum of one of the victims said: "The thought of what could have happened to our daughter by two people who have monstrous sexual intent is unforgivable."
While the dad of another girl described the pair's crimes as "incomprehensible".
Compton was handed a life sentence and must serve at least six years and 131 days behind bars.
Turner was jailed for 12 years with a two year extended licence.
The couple were also charged with plotting to kidnap and murder of a girl under 13 but this was left to lie on the file.
Turner worked in the busy operating theatre at the 800-bed University Hospital in Cardiff until she was suspended after police were contacted.
A spokeswoman for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said: "The health board suspended the individual once we were made aware of the allegations against them.
"This is a sensitive issue and the health board has been cooperating with partners in South Wales Police.
"We are not able to comment further while court proceedings are ongoing."
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