A paedophile was unmasked when incriminating messages were found on the phone of his teenage victim.
Martin Bagshaw, aged 33, befriended the girl last year and soon began messaging her on her phone and via social media.
He later exchanged sexualised messages with her and committed several serious sexual offences in person.
Bagshaw was unmasked when his victim’s mum checked her phone and discovered a series of concerning messages from the older man.
After his arrest, Bagshaw’s phone was examined and, despite his efforts to remove them, was found to contain several damning images and messages.
Bagshaw later pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity with a child, two counts of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, making an indecent image of a child, and engaging in sexual communication with a child.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday 6 November, Bagshaw, of Warsop, was given an extended 12 year prison sentence.
He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, which will tightly restrict his access to children and his online activities when he is released.
Detective Constable Ellie Talbot said:
“Bagshaw is a calculating and devious sex offender who was clearly escalating his offending against a vulnerable teenage girl.
“I am pleased he has now been held to account for his offending and that the victim in this case has been protected from further harm.
“Nothing is more important to us than the safety of children, so anyone else behaving in this way should be under no illusion that they too will end up in court when we find out.”
