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Man jailed for child sex offences

Police custody image of Henderson against a grey background, he has a neck tattoo, dyed black hair and is wearing a grey t shirtImage source, Humberside Police
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Anthony Henderson has been jailed for three years and nine months

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A man has been jailed for three years and nine months for sexual offences relating to a child.

Anthony Henderson, 62, of Francis Avenue, Withernsea, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on 15 November.

Henderson previously pleaded guilty to causing a child to engage in a sexual act, meeting a child following grooming, causing a child to watch a sexual act and engaging in sexual communication with a child.

He has also been given a sexual harm prevention order and will be added to the sex offenders register for life.

In October, police received evidence of Henderson sending sexual messages to a fake profile of someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

He sent the profile sexually explicit content of himself and others and arranged to meet who he believed to be a young girl in a public place.

Det Sgt Frances Robinson said: 鈥淗enderson is a sexual predator and I鈥檓 pleased he is now behind bars and unable to continue with his attempts to target vulnerable people."

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