Phillip Thomas had thought he was messaging a 14-year-old girl when telling her he "wanted to be her first".

But Norwich Crown Court heard the 62-year-old had in fact been exchanging messages with an adult decoy who had been pretending to be a teenage girl.

Norwich Crown Court (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest) Samantha Lowther, prosecuting, said Thomas began messaging on Facebook telling the decoy - from a paedophile hunter group - he was aged 40.

Miss Lowther said Thomas said "he would like to make love to her" and "wanted to be her first".

Thomas sent the decoy pictures of his genitals and asked that she send him "pictures of her........

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