Pendeford 'paedophile hunter' sentenced after sending man she believed to be a 'predator' sordid child abuse messages
A Pendeford "paedophile hunter" who claimed she sent sordid messages about child abuse as sexual bait to entrap a 'predator' online has escaped a jail sentence.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to publishing an article of an obscene nature, which has a maximum sentence of five years, on the day of her trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
The court heard the woman, who is in her 20s, sent graphic messages enticing a man to engage in child abuse on social media in March last year.
She also sent naked pictures of herself during her correspondence with the man. He claimed to be distressed by the nature of the messages and reported her to the police, who arrested her on March 6, last year.
She was charged with the publication of an obscene article contrary to the 1959 Obscene Publication Act due to the sordid nature of the messages she had sent the man.
She pleaded not guilty in Wolverhampton Magistrates Court in March last year and was set for a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court this summer, but on the first day of trial switched her plea to guilty.
