Thursday, February 26, 2026
The man pictured below is Kurt Devoy-Foster, his is 34 years old and he is a sex offender.
Over a two-year period, Devoy-Foster attempted to engage in sexual communication with girls he believed were between 12 and 15 years old.
Unfortunately for Devoy-Foster, but fortunately for the public, the individuals on the other end of the electronic devices weren’t children, they were either members of Online Child Action Groups (OCAGs) or undercover police officers.
On 14th and 15th May 2023, Devoy-Foster engaged in sexual communication with a user he believed was a 13-year-old girl on RandoChat. During the course of the communication, Devoy-Foster sent inappropriate videos and incited the child to engage in sexual activity. Thankfully, there was no child, Devoy-Foster was communicating with an officer from the North-West Regional Crime Unit (NWRCU).
Devoy-Foster was arrested by officers from the East Management of Sexual or Violent Offenders (MOSOVO) Team.
Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Devoy-Foster was charged with attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child , attempting to cause/incite a child to engage in sexual activity and failing to comply with his notification requirements.
On 2nd November 2024 – and whilst on court bail for the above offences - Devoy-Foster messaged a profile on RandoChat which he believed was being used by a 13-year-old girl.
Claiming to be called Adam, Devoy-Foster sent a message reading “what u done with a guy?”
He then went on to send her highly sexualised messages, before encouraging what he believed was a child to perform lewd acts.
Despite receiving numerous messages back from the person he was messaging stating she was 13 years old, Devoy-Foster continued to ask her to perform lewd acts.
The communication ended the following day when the operative from an OCAG group reported Devoy-Foster to our colleagues at West Yorkshire Police. The investigation was then transferred to Lancashire Police to progress.
On 16th December 2024, Devoy-Foster engaged in sexualised communication with a girl he believed was 14 years old on RandoChat and then on WhatsApp. Unfortunately for him, Devoy-Foster was communicating with a member of a second OCAG.
Devoy-Foster was arrested on 22nd December outside a Blackburn supermarket, having been confronted by members of the OCAG.
A search was carried out of Devoy-Foster’s home and a number of electronic devices were seized, including eight mobile phones.
Devoy-Foster was charged and released on court bail, with strict conditions not to use RandoChat, not to communicate directly or indirectly with a child and limitations were imposed around his internet use.
On 8th April 2025, Devoy-Foster contacted a profile he believed was being operated by a 12-year-old girl on RandoChat asking how old she was.
On 10th April 2025, Devoy-Foster began sending sexually inappropriate messages to what he believed was a child. He then asked her to perform lewd acts and send him picture evidence of her doing so.
He then sent her an image of a penis and stated he wanted to go on a secret date with her to the park. Devoy-Foster then sent over more inappropriate images.
Unfortunately for Devoy-Foster, the account he was messaging was being operated by an officer from the (NWROCU).
Enquiries found the inappropriate messages were being sent from Devoy-Foster’s home in Terry Street, Nelson.
Officers from NWRCU attended Devoy-Foster’s home and arrested him on suspicion of sexual communication with a child, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and breach of court bail conditions.
Devoy-Foster appeared at Preston Crown Court earlier this year where he pleaded guilty to Sexual Communication with Children under 16, causing/inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity, causing/inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and multiple failures to comply with notification requirements.
Devoy-Foster returned to the same court on Monday (23rd February) where he was jailed for seven years and six months. He was also made subject of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.