A pensioner with a string of sexual offences dating back 50 years has been spared jail after trying to meet up with a 14-year-old girl.
Convicted rapist Cyril Hardy, 80, of Rochdale, was caught red-handed by a paedophile hunter group. "Ticking time bomb" Hardy pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to meet a girl under 16 years old for grooming.
The court heard how Stacey McDonald, 29, a member of paedophile hunter group 'Parents Standing Together For Our Kids', set up a decoy as 14-year-old girl called Atara Louise on Meet Me App and WhatsApp.
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