A paedophile who sent sexual messages to who he thought was a 12-year-old girl has been jailed for seven years.
Michael Richardson, 49, started messaging an undercover officer on Kik, a social networking app, on January 28.
He sent sexual messages requesting “she” touch herself inappropriately as well as asking her to send a photo of herself so he could “make a video.”
Richardson was arrested at his home in Money Bank, Wisbech, on March 28 and officers seized his phone.
A search of the device found it contained 48 indecent images of children.
On Monday (August 3), at Cambridge Crown Court, Richardson, was jailed having pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.
He also admitted attempting to cause/incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity (penetration), attempting sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity
Richardson was also handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
Detective Sergeant Julia Boon said: "Richardson is clearly a danger to children, so I’m pleased he’s been brought to justice and given a sentence that reflects the severity of his offences.
"We will continue to do everything we can to arrest those who abuse or intend to abuse vulnerable people and put them before the courts."
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