'Rather pathetic' Wythenshawe dad, 50, arranged to meet a '13-year-old girl' after losing his job following coronavirus lockdown
hereHis lawyer Max Saffman, who described Simpson as a 'rather pathetic 50-year-old', said the defendant turned to drink and cannabis.He said Simpson also began to access 'sites he wouldn't have normally have gone on'.In June he started speaking to the 'girl' online before moving to WhatsApp.The 'girl' told Simpson she was 13, and the defendant told 'her' he was 50, prosecutor Julian Taylor said.Simpson told 'her' he 'couldn't wait to spend time with you'.They arranged to meet in Salford on June 11, but officers pounced when he arrived and smashed a window of his car to seize a mobile phone.It was later found to contain two indecent images of children, one of category B and one of category C.Simpson's lawyer admitted the defendant had come