Trevor Scanlon

A 45-year-old man has been jailed for sexually exploiting a teenage girl.

Trevor Scanlon of Briarwood Road, Ewloe, appeared for sentencing at Mold Crown Court on Thursday, 22 October.

He previously admitted a charge of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child over several months.

Scanlon was jailed for two years and eight months and must register with the police as a sex offender for life.

He was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order until further order.

Scanlon was reported to police when the victim’s parents found multiple payments totalling over £400 had been made by him to their daughter through an app.

He had been engaging in sexual conversations with the victim who was 16 at the time, requesting images in exchange for payment and sending disturbing messages of his wishes to sexually abuse her.