Man admits charge of grooming

A PERVERT sent “sexual” pictures of Disney characters to what he thought was a child then travelled more than 250 miles to meet her.

Paul Taylor, 48, was using the name Frozen Fan on a website for under-16s when he believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old.

He told the fake girl her dental braces were “sexy” and arranged to meet her in Byker, Newcastle.

But after driving all the way from Fort William, in Scotland, he was confronted by paedophile hunters Dark Justice and arrested.

Prosecutor Jolyon Perks said it was in June 2016 that the decoy profile was set up and Taylor made contact in a chat room. The conversation then moved to WhatsApp and Taylor soon turned the conversation to matters of a sexual nature.

After seeing a picture, purportedly of the child, Taylor said: “Oh wow you are so pretty.”

Then, referring to dental braces, he added: “They are sexy.”

Mr Perks said: “The defendant sent pictures of himself and various Disney Frozen characters which appeared to be sexual in nature.”

He travelled to meet her at Asda in Byker but when Taylor arrived he was confronted and arrested.

Taylor, of Foyers Road, Argyle, pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming and was given a threeyear community order.

He was also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for seven years and must sign the sex offenders’ register for the same period.