Man who asked what he thought was a 12-year-old girl for sex and 'cuddles' was snared by 'child protection group'
Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA man snared by a “child protection group” asked what he believed was a 12-year-old girl if she would like to meet him for sex and ‘cuddles’.Christopher Matthew was never actually speaking to a real child.Instead he was chatting to a member of the group ‘Fleetwood Enforcers UK’ - who describe themselves as an “online child protection group who work voluntary to catch online suspects that prey on our children”.The group had set up a ‘decoy’ who was posing as a 12-year-old girl called ‘Jasmine Jones’.Matthew, 32, sent a picture of his penis to ‘Jasmine’, asked if she would like to meet for sexual activity and suggested meeting up in Blackpool for