BRIDLINGTON MAN JAILED FOR ATTEMPTING TO MEET UNDERAGE BOY FOR SEX
A 45-year-old man named Stephen Verrill, residing on Quay Road in Bridlington, was sentenced to three years in jail after attempting to meet a boy for sex.Verrill believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old boy and sent sexually explicit messages and pictures to what he thought was a minor.
However, he was actually messaging a decoy operated by police.
The incident occurred when Verrill arranged to meet the alleged minor at a train station on 12 May.
Verrill pleaded guilty to charges including attempting to meet a boy under 16 following grooming, attempting to incite a boy under 16 to engage in a sexual act, and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
Det Con Bethany Barker from Humberside Police described Verrill as a "perverted predator" and expressed relief that he was now behind bars.
Verrill was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely, was given a sexual harm prevention order, and his laptop was destroyed.
