Paedophile said nice age to PC posing as girl, 12
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A paedophile replied "nice age" when a police officer posing online as a child claimed to be 12 years old.
Rhys Skinner, 62, from Brackla in Bridgend county, admitted causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and was given a two-year community order.
Cardiff Magistrates Court heard that Skinner, who works as a gardener, spoke to a child who introduced herself as Carys in an internet chatroom on two days in January 2024.
He had two sexually graphic conversations with the undercover officer and asked her a series of intimate questions.
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Skinner was arrested at a home he shares with his partner on 5 March, when he denied having a sexual interest in children and said he "couldn't remember Carys."
He told officers at the time of the offence he was drinking a bottle of whisky a day.
His community order includes a 12-month alcohol treatment programme and he will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order for five years.