by BBC News
A 32-year-old man sent a letter to two sisters aged four and five saying he wanted to have sex with them.
They never read it as it was opened by their father, who broke down in tears, Swansea Crown Court heard.
Mark Godsall, of Briton Ferry, Neath, had admitted attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
Sentencing him to a two-year community and supervision order, the judge was told Godsall had Asperger's syndrome and was intoxicated when he wrote it.
The court heard that the letter was hand-delivered anonymously to the house where the girls lived on the morning of 20 October, 2007.
Neither they nor their parents can be named to protect their identity.
Huw Rees, prosecuting, told the court that fortunately their father opened the letter, which was addressed to the sisters by their first names.
"It was a most bizarre and inexplicable thing to do... nevertheless it was the most appalling thing to do" - Mr Justice Lloyd Jones
Godsall had signed it HHH.
Mr Rees told the court their parents were "extremely upset" and their father immediately phoned the police but "broke down" and was unable to complete the call.
When Godsall was first arrested he denied all knowledge of the letter but during interview had told police he was a big fan of American professional wrestling and his favourite wrestler was a man known as Triple H.
The letter was sent away for fingerprint analysis and found to be a match with Godsall.
When confronted by police with the evidence, Godsall admitted writing it as "a joke" but accepted it was not funny and would have caused distress to their parents, said Mr Rees.
Psychiatric reports
"He denied having any sexual intentions towards either child," added the barrister.
In mitigation Patrick Griffiths, said that psychiatric reports showed Godsall had Asperger's syndrome.
He said police had seized Godsall's computer and phone but there had been no evidence of them containing child ****ography or sexual interest in young children.
Sentencing him Mr Justice Lloyd Jones told Godsall: "Fortunately the two girls know nothing of the incident... the harm was caused to the parents.
"It was a most bizarre and inexplicable thing to do. Nevertheless it was the most appalling thing to do."
He said given Godsall's condition the most suitable sentence was a two-year community order with a supervision requirement.
Godsall will also have to undertake 120 hours unpaid community work and be placed on the sex offenders register for five years.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/w...st/7934788.stm
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