Blackpool pervert loaded car with Viagra and toys after offering 'mum' £400 to spend night with schoolgirl, 10
A pervert from Blackpool packed his car with toys and Viagra before travelling to the north east - believing he had arranged to spend the night with a 10-year-old schoolgirl.
As part of the sting operation Stephens, 67, sent countless messages stating his vile intentions with the child. At one point, he even offered £400 to spend the night with them and record their time together. Additional charges were later brought and Stephens was later convicted of attempting sexual communication with a child and attempted breach of a sexual harm prevention order. On March 30 he was jailed for eight years at Newcastle Crown Court and given an additional six years on extended licence, a deprivation order was also made by the court for the car that he used to travel to Newcastle.
“Stephens set out on a long journey across the country to meet a girl he knew was underage and thanks to a thorough operation by ourselves and our partners, we have placed a dangerous offender before the courts, and prevented him from harming any children.