Man thought he was speaking to 13-year-old girl online - she turned out to be a police officer
For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterA man who propositioned a 13-year-old girl in an online chatroom for sex was caught when she turned out to be an undercover police officer.Ryan Griffiths, from Bolton, began speaking to 'Lucy' on a website called Chat Avenue in January 2019.Their conversation quickly became sexual, with him asking her to meet up and proposing extremely explicit acts.A hearing at Bolton Crown Court on Thursday heard the 24-year-old suffers from 'significant learning difficulties' and psychological problems, with an IQ of 64.Kathryn Johnson, prosecuting, described the messages that Griffiths sent to 'Lucy' after they met on the online.