Man jailed for sexting '12-year-old girl'

Trevor Woodcock, 37, has been jailed for two years and three months

A 37-year-old man has been jailed for more than two years after he sent a sexually explicit video of himself to who he thought was a 12-year-old girl.

Trevor Woodcock, from Brickton Road, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, began communicating with the "girl", who was actually an adult, on Snapchat in June last year.

He sent an explicit image of himself and a video of him committing a sex act. He also encouraged the "girl" to take part in sexual activity.

Woodcock was arrested at his Peterborough workplace and the contents of his mobile phone were examined.

He admitted attempting to cause or incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, and attempting to cause a child under 13 to look at an image of sexual activity.

On Monday, at Peterborough Crown Court, Woodcock was jailed for two years and three months and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.

DC Lisa Marston, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: “Woodcock completely believed he was speaking to a 12-year-old girl, yet he still bombarded her with sexualised messages and explicit content.

“I’m pleased he has been apprehended and no children were impacted by his disgraceful behaviour.”