Anthony Goward was unaware that he was talking to undercover police officers
Anthony Goward drove miles to meet what he thought would be children.. But they turned out to be part of an undercover police operation.
Goward, from Leicester, travelled more than 100 miles to Burtonwood services in Warrington to meet children, following a series of messages with undercover officers. When he arrived he was arrested by police who were waiting for him, LeicestershireLive reports.The 52-year-old, of Redmarle Road, Braunstone, was subsequently charged.
Goward appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, May 3, for sentencing, and was jailed for four years and four months. He was also made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which will last 15 years.
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