Former DUP mayor William Walker has avoided prison after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child.
William Walker, pictured in 2018, was sentenced to 100 hours community service and three years' probation
But he had actually contacted members of a so-called paedophile hunter group acting as decoys, a court heard.At Downpatrick Crown Court, which was sitting in Belfast, Judge Geoffrey Miller KC told Walker his claim he had no sexual interest in children had to "be viewed with scepticism". The court head Walker set up a fake Facebook profile in the name of Peter Patterson and contacted "Sammy Jo" on 11 February 2022 by sending her a friend request.He then discussed teaching her how to kiss, talked about having sex with her and taking her virginity and asked if they could meet.Sexual commentsHe also sent her a Facebook friend request and had similar conversations on Facebook and WhatsApp.
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