Wayne Collins was apprehended for transmitting explicit photographs to two minors but attributed the culpability to his innocent siblings.
The paedophile, Wayne Collins, believed he was conversing with minors while discussing sexual matters and transmitting explicit images of himself online.
In actuality, both “Bella,” aged 13, and “Jess,” aged 12, whom he encountered on Kik Messenger, were covert law enforcement agents.
The police conducted a raid at the residence of the 29-year-old, Wayne Collins, on Belmont Road, Anfield, confiscating his phone, which included indecent images of minors and his collection of explicit photographs.
The individual attempted to evade culpability by asserting that his brothers had utilised the gadget; nevertheless, investigators interviewed them and quickly discerned the falsehood of his story.
Wayne Collins, lacking any prior convictions, confessed to downloading and possessing indecent images of a child, two counts of attempting to sexually communicate with a child, two counts of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of attempting to induce a child to view an image of an individual engaged in sexual activity.
He was incarcerated for a duration of 20 months.
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