NEWPORT PAEDOPHILE TRIED TO SEXUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH ÂGIRLÂ
Shane Thomas, aged 41 and residing on Mountbatten Close in Newport, has confessed to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a girl under the age of 16.He pleaded guilty to the charge of trying to have a sexual conversation with a minor during the period from April 25 to May 4, as reported in the city's magistrates' court.
His case has been transferred to the crown court, where he is scheduled to receive his sentence on June 2.
Thomas has been released on conditional bail.