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Graeme Phillips also asked for a "naughty picture" and sent the decoy a picture of his penis in a "semi-erect" state and asked if she thought "it was nice".

A pervert told what he thought was a 14-year-old girl that he had a 'Big Mac in his shorts'. Graeme Phillips, 41, was caught by paedophile hunters after speaking with two decoy accounts last year.

Phillips was snared by the 'Dank Dragons Exposed' group after sending naked selfies and sick messages to what he believed to be underage girls. He was tracked to a pub where another group called Stop UK confronted him on behalf of Dank Dragons Exposed and performed a citizen's arrest.

He received a suspended sentence at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday November 15) after pleading guilty to two counts of attempting to engage a child in sexual communication. 

Liverpool Echo reports that Phillips told an account called 'Sarah' on the 'Meet4U' app that he was 40 and initially said "I think you're too old for me". However the court heard that Phillips began sending sexualised messages on December 1, 2021, after she changed a profile picture on her WhatsApp account.

Prosecution barrister Paul Blasbery said: "As a result of that picture the defendant told the decoy she was beautiful and stunning, he then sent a picture of himself naked from the waist up where he was sitting on the bed. He then told her 'I probably have bigger t***' than her, and told her he didn't care if she wore a bra or not."

Other vile comments including asking if he could "make her blush", talking about her breasts and telling her he had a "Big Mac in his shorts", referring to his penis. He also asked for a "naughty picture" and sent her a picture of his penis in a "semi-erect" state and asked if she thought "it was nice".

On December 14, Phillips also began messaging a decoy account on Meet4U called 'Scarlett', operated by an adult who also posed as a 14-year-old. Mr Blasbery told the court Phillips began making sexualised comments and told her he slept naked, and began asking about her breasts. Phillips also told the decoy "not to tell her mum".

At this point, Dank Dragons called on Stop UK to help and Phillips was confronted outside the Farmer's Arms pub in Moreton, Wirral. Mr Blasbery said Phillips, who has no previous convictions, refused to answer any questions in his police interview.

Lionel Greig, defending, said his client had been living an "isolated" existence during lockdown, with his 71-year-old mum who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He also said his client had lost his dad in 2018.

Mr Greig urged the court to spare his client immediate custody, and order intervention to address his behaviour and prevent him from re-offending, rather than a prison sentence.

The judge, Recorder Mark Ainsworth, agreed to spare Phillips immediate custody, telling the pervert addressing his perverted behaviour in the long term would benefit society more than a prison sentence.

He said: "I have to make an assessment of the prospect of rehabilitation in this case, having read the pre-sentence report I do believe there is a good prospect of rehabilitation in this case and I have a duty to society."

Phillips, of Ivy Lane, Moreton, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, and told he must sign the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years. He was also ordered to complete the Horizon course for sex offenders and to complete 40 Rehabilitation Activity Days with the Probation Service.

He was also told to complete 250 hours of unpaid work and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order severely restricting his internet usage.