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Pensioner, 80, caught red-handed as he tried to meet up with 'girl' after grooming her online - but he avoids jail as judge says he is "incredibly vulnerable to Covid"

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A pensioner with a string of sexual offences dating back 50 years has been spared jail after trying to meet up with a 14-year-old girl.

Convicted rapist Cyril Hardy, 80, of Rochdale, was caught red-handed by a paedophile hunter group. "Ticking time bomb" Hardy pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to meet a girl under 16 years old for grooming.

The court heard how Stacey McDonald, 29, a member of paedophile hunter group 'Parents Standing Together For Our Kids', set up a decoy as 14-year-old girl called Atara Louise on Meet Me App and WhatsApp.

Police issue CCTV appeal for witnesses following Wigan murder Prosecuting, Alexandra Sutton, said that between October 21, 2017 and November 20,

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