March 2017 Pervert tried to groom 14-year-old for sex A pervert faces jail for trying to groom a 14-year-old girl online – unaware he was talking to a police officer. Ashley Davies, aged 27, arranged to meet the teenager but was caught by detectives, a court heard. Police later found more than 200 indecent images back at his home in Wales. A judge at Plymouth Crown Court has adjourned sentence for a probation officer to prepare a report but has warned Davies that he could go to prison. Ashley Leslie Davies, of St Mellons, Cardiff, had earlier pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a girl on November 1 last year following grooming. He intended to have sex with the girl. He also admitted two counts of making or downloading indecent images of children between June 2011 and November 2016. Unemployed Davies had accessed 258 vile images – including 29 showing youngsters being sexually abused by adults. Judge Paul Darlow released Davies on bail for a probation officer to prepare a report adding that “all options were open”. He will return for sentence on April 7.