Pervert sent explicit photos to '14-year-old'

MAN PRETENDING TO BE TEACHER SNARED BY POLICE

- By DAVID HUNTLEY

Richard Dale

A VILE North East pervert pretended to be a teacher and sent sexual pictures of himself to what he thought was a young girl.

Richard Dale began messaging what he thought was a 14-year-old girl online in February 2024.

But the 48-year-old was actually speaking to an officer from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU).

Dale claimed to be a teacher who taught physical education and sex education and quickly turned the conversation to a sexual nature before sending explicit photos of himself to the decoy.