This is Plymouth -- A 26-YEAR-OLD paedophile has been jailed for posing as a teenager on a social networking site to groom an underage girl for sex. Jack Tremlett sent the 14-year-old a video of himself performing an indecent act, Plymouth Crown Court heard. The convicted sex offender, pretending to be a 17-year-old on Facebook, also urged her to send pictures of herself naked and tried to arrange a meeting. Judge Paul Darlow jailed him for four years and seven months. He said: "You inveigled your way on to a 14-year-old's website, posing as much younger person. I have no doubt you pose a significant risk of serious harm by the commission of further sexual offences." Tremlett, of Martin Street, Stonehouse, admitted attempting to arrange a meeting with a girl under the age of 16 intending to commit a sexual offence in September last year. He also pleaded guilty to engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a child during the same month. Tremlett finally admitted breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order which banned him from using social media to contact girls. Julia Cox, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the defendant sent a friend request to the 14-year-old via Facebook. She said he posed as a 17-year-old and gave a false name. Miss Cox added she accepted his request and he obtained her mobile phone number. She said they chatted innocently at first, but then he repeatedly asked her to send naked pictures of herself. The court heard she responded by sending a picture of the top half of her body, but with her breasts covered. Miss Cox said Tremlett made an indecent suggestion and then sent the girl a video of himself performing a sexual act. She added he asked to meet but she declined. The court heard Tremlett was jailed for 30 months at Exeter Crown Court in September 2011 for 16 child sex offences, including inciting a child under 16 to engage in a sexual act. The Sexual Offences Prevention Order was also imposed. Tremlett was released in November 2012 and committed the new offences on prison licence and while undergoing sex offender treatment. McKenzie Robinson, for Tremlett, said: "He had been released from prison. He was isolated from family and friends and allowed himself to be obsessed with his thoughts. "At the end of the day, there is little to add. This is a young man who fell prey to temptation. He knows he is facing a custodial sentence of some length."
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This is Plymouth -- A 26-YEAR-OLD paedophile has been jailed for posing as a teenager on a social networking site to groom an underage girl for sex. Jack Tremlett sent the 14-year-old a video of himself performing an indecent act, Plymouth Crown Court heard. The convicted sex offender, pretending to be a 17-year-old on Facebook, also urged her to send pictures of herself naked and tried to arrange a meeting. Judge Paul Darlow jailed him for four years and seven months. He said: "You inveigled your way on to a 14-year-old's website, posing as much younger person. I have no doubt you pose a significant risk of serious harm by the commission of further sexual offences." Tremlett, of Martin Street, Stonehouse, admitted attempting to arrange a meeting with a girl under the age of 16 intending to commit a sexual offence in September last year. He also pleaded guilty to engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a child during the same month. Tremlett finally admitted breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order which banned him from using social media to contact girls. Julia Cox, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the defendant sent a friend request to the 14-year-old via Facebook. She said he posed as a 17-year-old and gave a false name. Miss Cox added she accepted his request and he obtained her mobile phone number. She said they chatted innocently at first, but then he repeatedly asked her to send naked pictures of herself. The court heard she responded by sending a picture of the top half of her body, but with her breasts covered. Miss Cox said Tremlett made an indecent suggestion and then sent the girl a video of himself performing a sexual act. She added he asked to meet but she declined. The court heard Tremlett was jailed for 30 months at Exeter Crown Court in September 2011 for 16 child sex offences, including inciting a child under 16 to engage in a sexual act. The Sexual Offences Prevention Order was also imposed. Tremlett was released in November 2012 and committed the new offences on prison licence and while undergoing sex offender treatment. McKenzie Robinson, for Tremlett, said: "He had been released from prison. He was isolated from family and friends and allowed himself to be obsessed with his thoughts. "At the end of the day, there is little to add. This is a young man who fell prey to temptation. He knows he is facing a custodial sentence of some length."
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