Man pleads guilty to attempting to solicit child online

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 14:32 · Archive

A 42-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempting to incite sexual activity with a girl he believed to be 14.

Daniel Foster, a 42-year-old from Kingsland, Shotley, pleaded guilty at Ipswich Crown Court on 27 October to two offences of attempting to incite a girl he believed to be 14 to engage in sexual activity. He also pleaded guilty to one offence of attempted sexual communication with a child for the purpose of sexual gratification.

The offences occurred on 15 September this year. Foster will return to court the week commencing 11 January for sentencing, when he will be 43. The interval will allow psychiatric and pre-sentence reports to be prepared on him.

How it is being reported

• Man admits going online to approach girl he thought was 14A 42-year-old Shotley man who had online chats about sex with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old schoolgirl will be sentenced in the New Year.Ipswich Star · 27 Oct, 14:00
• Man admits going online to approach girl he thought was 14A 42-year-old Shotley man who had online chats about sex with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old schoolgirl will be sentenced in the New Year.East Anglian Daily Times · 27 Oct, 14:00

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