Pervert sent explicit pic to 'teenage girl' online

Man, 43, was actually chatting to a decoy set up by a team of paedophile hunters

- Sentinel Reporter

PERVERT Anthony Rowley sent a picture of his privates to a 13-year-old girl.

But the 43-year-old was busted after it emerged the online profile had been created by a paedophile hunter group.

Now Rowley has been spared jail at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. He is now on the Sex Offenders' Register for the next decade and subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Prosecutor Jill Newton said: "He sent her a picture of himself topless. He said he loved her. He asked for a photograph of her bra and if she did he would send a naked picture of himself.

"He described her as sexy and sent a picture of his penis. He later asked for it to be deleted. He asked for a photo of her body and a rude picture."