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    Sept

    Last Updated: 21/09/2026
    Crime
    Crime

    Harrogate man admits attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child

    by Calvin Robinson Chief Reporter

    | 21 Sept, 2026
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    Skipton Magistrates Court.

    A Harrogate man has admitted possessing indecent images of children and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

    Adam Longden, 37, appeared before Skipton Magistrates Court on Friday (September 18).

    He admitted attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child between February 12 and February 15, 2025.

    Longden also pleaded guilty to making nine category B indecent images of children and one category A indecent image of a child.

    Both offences were between February 14 and April 18, 2025.

    Logden, of Spencers Holt, in the Bilton area, will appear before Harrogate Magistrates Court for a sentencing hearing on October 23.

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