Morecambe man to appear in court charged with child sex crimes after online sting
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Police stepped in after the vigilante group raised the alarm with allegations that the man had been sexually communicating with what he believed to be a 12-year-old child.
The allegations also included him requesting indecent images from a pre-teen, inciting the minor into sexual activity, discussing incest with her and describing how he would like her to abuse her six-year-old sister.
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Hide AdThe 26-year-old from Morecambe was arrested on August 6 and has been charged with attempting to sexually communicate with a child under 16, attempting to incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, attempting to breach a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and a further 3 x breaches of his SHPO.


He will appear at Blackpool Magistrates today, (Tuesday).
The vigilante group conducted a “sting” operation where an adult member posed as a 12-year-old girl online.
They confronted him with the evidence and he was then arrested.