Cork man caught by vigilante paedophile hunters jailed for trying to sexually exploit a child

Tim Bowen was caught by a vigilante paedophile-hunting group when he turned up at a café expecting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex

Tim Bowen was jailed for 18 months at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Colin Daly imposed a sentence of three-and-a-half years with the last two years suspended. File picture: Cork Courts Limited

Sexual exploitation of a child is one of the most heinous crimes, a judge said as he jailed a man who was caught by a vigilante paedophile-hunting group when he turned up at a café expecting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Tim Bowen was jailed for 18 months at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Colin Daly imposed a sentence of three-and-a-half years with the last two years suspended.