Dangerous: Repeat child sex offender David Mawdsley
A DANGEROUS paedophile who has repeatedly tried to sexually groom young girls is back behind bars after being caught in a volunteer group's online sting operation.
Carlisle Crown Court heard that David Mawdsley, 46, was living in Lowther Street in Carlisle when he committed his latest offences.
Activists from the Confronted & Caught group, which combats online child sex "predators", handed him over to police after making a 'citizens' arrest'.
He was jailed for 32 months.
Mawdsley pleaded guilty to six offences: two of attempting to communicate sexually with a child; two counts of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity; and two allegations of breaching his existing Sexual Harm Prevention Order.