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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Rachel Smith & Thomas Molloy

Pervert told cops he is a 'nonce' after being caught in teenage girl sting

A pervert told police that he is a 'nonce' after he was caught trying to talk to 13-year-old girls online. Lee Terrell was caught as part of a police sting set up to trap online predators.

The 36-year-old thought he had been talking to 'Izzy' and 'Poppy', both 13, during sick chats on the Kik messaging app but was in fact talking to undercover officers. Terrell used the usernames 'Cheatinghusband' and 'Boywithbigtoy1986' to talk with the accounts between March and June of this year. His profile picture was also of a flaccid penis, a court heard.

Prosecuting, Francis McEntee, told Preston Crown Court: "There can be no doubt he was on the platform for sexual discussions." During the conversations, Terrell, of Rome Avenue, Burnley, asked the ages of the girls he believed he was talking to.

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