A paedophile who tried to arrange the rape of a 12-year-old girl in front of her mum told an appeals court that the jury did not get to hear about his mental health conditions.
Marc Stokes-Denson, formerly of The Close in Walton, was arrested over two-months' worth of sick conversations with what he thought was a woman called 'Becky', and her 12-year-old daughter 'Lizzie', on a website called Chat Avenue. In fact, the 45-year-old was speaking to undercover police officers and the mother and daughter did not exist.
During a trial at Liverpool Crown Court, Stokes-Denson claimed he was in fact a paedophile hunter and continued the disgusting chats with 'Becky', who appeared to agree to help him abuse her daughter, because he was "concerned" and wanted to report her. However the jury heard he also made sexualised comments in a chat with what he thought was 'Lizzie'.
