To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A 37-year-old child sex predator has been jailed for more than two years.
Philip Stanney was snared by an undercover police officer logged onto an online chat room posing as a 14-year-old girl. When Stanney who went by the username 'philmanchester' sent the child profile a private message immediately asking how old she was. READ MORE:Family's heartbreak after memorial plaque for man who 'lived and breathed Manchester' stolen from Gay Village The officer responded to Stanney stating that she was 14 years old and a year 9 pupil.
Stanney, of Cypress Street, Middleton, never questioned the girl being underage and continued the conversation over several days with his
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