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Man who tried to arrange meet-up with 14-year-old caught by paedophile hunters

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paedophile hunters. Timothy Hibbs drove from Taunton to Bournemouth expecting to meet a girl he believed to be 14 years old.

As reported by Somerset Live, he messaged the "girl", who he had previously said he would like to see in a swimsuit, and told her she would be able to spot him because he was wearing a West Ham football top.

A court heard how this description made the retired driver easy to spot for the paedophile hunters, who seized and handed him over to law enforcement.

Judge Anthony Barnett, sitting at Winchester Crown Court, heard how Hobbs had fallen for the hunters' bait in 2019.Hobbs, who now lives in Torquay, admitted causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and arranging to meet a child.

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