He said it was only 'banter' but the judge didn't agree Lincolnshire
A South Lincolnshire man who was caught by two undercover police officers posing as paedophiles was on Tuesday jailed for two years and nine months.
Julia King, prosecuting, said the two officers were posing as a father and son, with the boy said to be aged just 11-years-old, and became engaged in sexual conversations with Worthington. Worthington was arrested at his home on 23 July, 2019, and interviewed the same day after his electronic devices were seized.
Worthington, of First Drove, Gosberton Clough, pleaded guilty to five offences including attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to incite a child aged under-13 to engage in sexual activity, attempting to incite sexual activity in the presence of a child and attempting to incite sexual activity with a child.Anna Soubry, mitigating, said Worthington led an isolated life and had removed himself from social media.
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