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Man pleads guilty to child sex offences following Swindon paedophile hunter sting

byDaniel Jae Webb
23 March 2018 • 4.55pm
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A Swindon man who was caught by paedophile hunters last month has pleaded guilty to three child sexual offences at Swindon Crown Court today.

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The group Justice4children attended Toothill Village Centre at around 9pm on 19 February, in hunt of Darren Volante who had arranged to meet a child for sex online.

He appeared in court today charged with ‘Adult attempting to meet a girl under 16 years of age following grooming’, ‘Offender 18 or over attempt to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity’ and ‘Engaging in sexual communication with a child’.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to all of the offences and will be sentenced in May.


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