Colin Mooney Skelmersdale Paedophile
Colin Mooney Skelmersdale Paedophile

Colin Mooney, the Skelmersdale Paedophile, arranged online to carry out the sickening abuse but was arrested by police after turning up for a face to face meeting.

The 31-year-old, of Ormskirk Road, Skelmersdale, admitted offences of arranging and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and attempting sexual communication with a child.

Colin Mooney was sentenced to four years imprisonment with an extra two years on licence.

Colin Mooney is deemed as a dangerous person so cannot be released until two thirds of the way through his sentence and he then has to prove to the parole board that he is not a risk to the public before being released.

He was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life.


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