A pensioner who turned up hoping to meet a 14-year-old girl for sexual activity has been jailed.
David Coldwell, 71, thought he was grooming a child but in fact he had fallen into a trap laid by paedophile hunters, who set up a decoy profile posing as a girl called Amy.
After engaging in sexual chat, Coldwell arranged to meet her but was intercepted by members of Dark Justice, who called the police. Newcastle Crown Court heard it was in June 2020 that Coldwell made contact with the Amy profile on an app and was told she was 14 years old and nearly 15. They exchanged dozens of messages and the conversation soon turned sexual.
