An online paedophile hunters group caught Martin Campbell, a 42-year-old man living in Ripponden Road, Oldham, who had been communicating with a girl he believed was 13 years old through messaging apps.
The court heard that Campbell sent an indecent picture and arranged to meet the girl for a sexual encounter.
Prosecutor Duncan Wilcock stated that when Campbell arrived at the meeting point, he was confronted by members of the Child Online Safety Team.
Campbell denied he was meeting a minor, claiming he was there to meet his sister, but messages he sent had already been shown to him, revealing his intentions.
He was detained and arrested after the police were alerted.
Campbell pleaded guilty to attempted sexual communication with a minor and attempting to meet a child for grooming.
The judge, Sophie McKone, bailed Campbell until July 14 due to concerns over his remorse, as he provided inconsistent accounts to probation and psychologists about his feelings towards the offenses.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
29.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
15.3%
Surname region
UK
United States
43.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
ready been shown to him, revealing his intentions. He was detained and arrested after the police were alerted. Campbell pleaded guilty to attempted sexual communication with a minor and attempting to meet a child for grooming. The judge,...
