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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Tristan Kirk

British Transport Police sergeant asked 12-year-old girls on Snapchat to send him revealing photos

Sgt James Chatfield admitted attempting to send sexual messages to 12-year-old girls

(Picture: PA Archive)

A police sergeant who tried to send sexually explicit requests to 12-year-old girls while posing as a teenager on social media is facing jail.

James Chatfield, a London-based British Transport Police officer, used Snapchat and teen social media site Chat Avenue to send out messages, attempting to coax girls into sending him revealing selfies and suggesting sexual activity.

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