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.
Repeat child sex offender detained in Carlisle by vigilante group jailed
David John Mawdsley
A repeat child sex offender caught and detained by vigilantes in Carlisle after committing more concerning crimes has been jailed for almost three years.
David John Mawdsley, 46, was confronted on the cityâs Lowther Street, on November 22, by an activist group seeking to bring paedophiles to justice.
Members made a citizens arrest having lured him to a meeting on the promise of sex with an adult female. They also posted video footage online and handed evidence to police.
Mawdsley was found to have made sexual advances – first on an online dating site before switching to WhatsApp using a fake name – to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl, and sent explicit pictures.
Man who denied rape and sex assault charges found unanimously not guilty
Carlisle Crown Court
A judge has told a man he would leave court without any stain on his reputation or your character after a jury found him unanimously not guilty of rape and sexual assault charges.
Robert Scott Bell, 22, went on trial at Carlisle Crown Court earlier this week having denied two charges.
These had alleged both the rape and sexual assault of a woman in the Eden area on December 24 2018.
But Mr Bell insisted he committed no offences on that date. And this afternoon, a jury returned unanimously not guilty verdicts on both charges after hearing all evidence in the case over the course of several days.