Man faces six counts of attempting sexual communications with a child

A Workington man has been charged with six counts of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child.

Joshua Sibbald, aged 23, of Salterbeck Drive, Workington was arrested yesterday after being confronted by a vigilante group and handed over to officers.

Sibbald was charged with:

• Breaching a sexual harm prevention order
• Six counts of adult attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child

He is to appear at Workington magistrates court today.

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