Convicted sex offender who was set up to meet with adult 'decoy' instead of girl, 11, is jailed

Paul Lynch has a previous conviction from Northern Ireland in 2019 for sexual communication with a child for which he was imprisoned for four months

Judge Orla Crowe imposed a sentence of two years and three months. File picture

A convicted sex offender who believed he was meeting an 11-year-old girl but instead found an adult “decoy” livestreaming to Facebook has been jailed.

Paul Lynch (56), who has another conviction for a similar offence, had sent a picture of his genitals to the “decoy”. He had asked her for a naked photo but she responded her phone was broken. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Lynch said he was meeting the girl to give her a phone.