Man who asked schoolgirls to send sexual pictures over Snapchat is jailed – North Wales Live

A man who used Snapchat to send sexual pictures and arrange meet-ups with girls more than half his age has been jailed. Alexander Burnett Linton, of Bryn Pydew in Llandudno Junction, encouraged the youngsters on the social media platform to send sexual images of themselves to him, Mold Crown Court heard. The 32-year-old was found guilty after a trial last month of five counts of sexual activity with a child and appeared today for sentencing, with Judge Recorder John Philpotts saying jail was “the only option”. READ MORE: Man heard ‘crunching noise’ as large part of his ear was bitten off in row over woman The court heard how Linton, then aged 29, had sent a Snapchat request to a young teenage girl aged under 16, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. Prosecutor Anna Pope told how he was “well aware” of the girl’s age and had arranged to meet her on several occasions’ Over the course of about a year, the pair exchanged several sexual messages and images with each another online. It was said Linton also encouraged the teenager to engage in sexual acts more than once. Linton reached out to both girls via the Snapchat app.…
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