A Ripon man has been jailed for arranging to meet underage girls for sex and carrying a knife.
Mark David, 32, was sentenced at York Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to both offences.
David admitted carrying a lock knife in High Street, Starbeck, on December 15, 2019, which was the same day he had arranged to meet a 14-year-old girl for sexual purposes.
Prior to his guilty plea to the knife offence, David had already admitted two counts of attempted sexual communication with two girls under 16 years of age.
Those offences occurred in Harrogate between November 25 and December 16, 2019. The communication was via Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger.
David, of North Street, Ripon, also admitted the offence of arranging to meet an under-age girl for sex in Harrogate.
He was sentenced to 43 months in prison, placed on the sex offenders’ register and made subject to a sexual harm prevention order. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £181.
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