A perverted oil rig worker who tried to have online sex chats with underage girls has been jailed.
Alex Elder, who has worked as an offshore engineer around the world, thought he was talking to a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old but in fact he had fallen into a trap set by paedophile hunters.
Newcastle Crown Court Elder encouraged both children to carry out sex acts on themselves during the sickening conversations and sent pictures of his penis to them. Prosecutor Andrew Walker told the court: "Between November 18 2020 and December 6 2020 the defendant made contact with what he thought were two female
children online and engaged them in sexual conversations."
