Repeat Offender Jailed for Sexual Predation

0:00It's April 7th. This is Lester News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A 31-year-old repeats sex offender from Castle Donington, just got hit with a heavy sentence after trying to pay 300 pounds for sex. With who he thought was a teenage girl, Zachary Hall pleaded guilty to three counts of inciting a girl under 16 to engage in sexual activity. Turns out, the girl named Tilly was a decoy run by pedophile hunters. This all went down over 18 days in January last year on Facebook, where Hall jumps straight into explicit messages sending a photo of his, genitals, and pushing her to do sexual acts. He even talked about taking her virginity, sneaking her out for booze and drugs, and told her it was normal for girls her age. Hall has a history here. He got 16 weeks in youth custody back in 2013 at age 18 for a similar offense against an underage. Girl, plus a later cannabis dealing conviction. In court last Thursday, April 2nd, at Lester Crown Court, prosecutors laid out how aggressive

1:02he got right from the friend request. His defense brought up mental health struggles like schizophrenia, depression, and personality disorder. But the judge called out Hall for downplaying. His actions in a pre-sentence report. Officials saw his attitude as a big red flag. Hall now faces four years in eight months in prison, serving at least two-thirds before any parole chance, plus four years and four months of tight, supervision after. He's under an indefinite sexual harm prevention order, and on the sex offenders register for life, making sure he stays locked down long term.