Keiran Alderton purchased Kinder Eggs to present to a “girl” he intended to meet at McDonald’s.
He was apprehended outside B&M in Hunts Cross after the 13-year-old individual was revealed to be an undercover police officer.
The 31-year-old, Keiran Alderton, under the alias ‘HornyScouser78’, stated in disturbing online conversations that he intended to “kiss the face off her”.
The father of two, residing on Feltwell Road, Anfield, was apprehended at approximately 11 AM on June 10, 2020.
The police subsequently conducted a search of his residence and uncovered 347 photographs of child sexual assault on his iPhone, including depictions of children being raped.
Keiran Alderton confessed to trying sexual communication with a minor and to arranging a meeting with a juvenile following sexual grooming, in addition to three charges of downloading and one charge of possessing obscene photos of children.
Keiran Alderton received a sentence of two years and two months in prison.
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