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Gordon Ward, 41, remanded in custody after paedophile hunter sting in Swindon

byDaniel Jae Webb
7 April 2018 • 12.04pm
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A man’s been remanded in custody following a paedophile hunter sting in Swindon.

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Justice4Children visited the Penhill area on Wednesday, to confront a man suspected of attempting to meet a child following a spate of grooming online.

The group detained the man, where he was later arrested by police.

Gordon Philip Ward, 41, has been charged with with grooming and arranging a child sex offence.

He appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court yesterday, and has been remanded in custody.

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