Locations
Rawson Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, Sefton, L21
Description
Martin Ryder, 56, of Rawson Road, Seaforth, sent inappropriate messages to what he believed was a 13-year-old girl and possessed 46 indecent images of children, including 15 category A (the most serious) and explicit material depicting babies and young children.
The offences were uncovered by a paedophile hunter group who created a fake profile named "Ella" on Chat-Avenue. Aware she was 13, Ryder continued sexual conversations over several days, asking inappropriate questions and requesting explicit photos.
He was confronted by the group at his home on October 8 last year and arrested.
Ryder pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of attempted sexual communications with a child, and possession of extreme pornography.
Judge Gary Woodhall acknowledged Ryder's remorse but said he had accessed the material deliberately and had a sexual attraction to children. Ryder received a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, plus rehabilitation, mental health treatment, and a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.