Man who had sexual chat with 'girl of 13' snared by vigilantes

A SEX offender who thought he was communicating online with a girl of 13 was snared by vigilantes.

- By DAVID POWELL

The "girl" was really a decoy from a group who traced David Griffiths and livestreamed their confrontation.

The 76-year-old, of Lyons Caravan Park, Ruthin, contacted the decoy for about a year.

He was jailed for nine months for attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child between January 31, 2023, and January 1, 2024.

Prosecutor Emmalyne Downing told Mold Crown Court that Griffiths' offences came to light through the work of a vigilante group called Innocent Voices, which aims to stop child predators.

The group created an online profile in the name of a decoy called “Megan” Griffiths contacted the profile using his own one, which he called “Penny Price”

He sent “Megan” messages. In February 2023, the woman behind the decoy told Griffiths she was “13” Griffiths told her she looked (from the decoy’s profile picture) “so mature” and “good looking”