Man jailed for trying to arrange child sex offence with 11-year-old girl

A man who tried to set up a meeting to have sex with an 11-year-old girl has been jailed.

David Weiss didn't realise he was actually communicating with a specialist investigator when he arranged the meeting on an internet chat room.

The 37-year-old from Rainworth cancelled the day before he was due to meet the "girl" in February, after seven days of messaging to make the arrangements.

He had already shared details about himself, including a photo and mobile number.

Police found indecent images of children on his computer. He had sent some of them to other people.

Weiss admitted arranging the commission of a child sex offence and possessing indecent images of children and distributing indecent images of children when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court.

He was jailed for two years and eight months.

Weiss was also made subject of a sexual harm prevention order and will have to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.