Netherfield man who travelled to abuse Southampton child jailed

Daniel Castel-Nuovo travelled from his home in Nottinghamshire to Southampton with the intention of abusing the 11-year-old

A man who travelled more than 170 miles to abuse a child following online chats has been jailed.

Daniel Castel-Nuovo, 48, left his Nottinghamshire home in May and went to Southampton intending to abuse an 11-year-old.

Instead he was met by police officers who he was unaware had been chatting to him.

Castel-Nuovo, of Netherfield, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court and was jailed for two-and-a-half years.

The defendant, of Harrogate Street, admitted arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sexual offence.

He had been arrested by specialist officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (Serocu) on 17 May.

Castel-Nuovo will be included on the sex offenders register indefinitely and will be subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

Det Insp James Oxley, from Serocu, said: "Castel-Nuovo's conviction following a proactive Serocu investigation reflects our continued priority to protect children from sexual exploitation from those who seek to do them harm."