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Convicted sex offender, David Jones, caught a train as he planned to have sex with 12-year-old girl after sending her "filthy" messages

A paedophile convicted for a string of sexual offences jumped on a train to meet a young girl for sex after sending her "filthy" sexual messages.

David Jones, 55, thought he had lured a 12-year-old girl to meet him at Derby railway station where he would then take advantage of her, Derby Telegraph reports.

The paedophile had started communicating with what he thought was a 12-year-old on a website that was unnamed in court, but specifically had the word "teen" in it.

Their conversations then continued over Skype with the criminal believing he was speaking to "the 12-year-old of his dreams."

It was only when David Jones arrived at Derby railway station and was accosted by police that it transpired that the girl was in fact an undercover police officer who had been posing as the girl all along.

Jones appeared at Derby Crown Court via video link from HMP Nottingham.

Tustian Lody, prosecuting, said: The officer was contacted by the defendant on that website and further communication between the two took place between November 13 and 18 last year.

This was mainly over Skype. It was made plain to him that the person purported to be 12 years old and a female child.

He asked her if she wanted to date him, and if she would have fun with older men.

The conversations soon became sexual.

I am not going to go into all of the filthy things that he said, but he discussed all sorts of sexually explicit things with her.

He then made arrangements to meet with her in Derby but at Derby Midland Railway Station he met a number of police officers instead of the 12-year-old girl of his dreams.

Jones pleaded guilty to arranging to meet with a child for sexual activity and also breaching his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).

Jones had previously tried to sexually abuse a 15-year-old and was given a 12-month prison sentence and an SHPO.

David Morton, defending, said: Mr Jones is 55 years of age.

He describes himself as being particularly lonely or having that sense within him.

He has at the back end of last year in October qualified as a forklift truck driver.

He has expressed his deep and serious regret for his behaviour in November last year.