September 2018 Pervert caught by paedophile hunters avoids prison sentence A pervert has avoided a prison sentence after he was caught by a paedophile hunting team attempting to groom girls online Neil Edge of Birmingham appeared at Crown Court where he admitted sexual offences  The court was told that Edge was a school caretaker who lived on site, when he contacted the online profile of who he believed was a child. However, the child did not exist and was instead a adult member of a paedophile hunting team who pose online to catch sexual predators who target children Edge spent three months on remand awaiting his sentencing  He was sentenced to the following:  Twelve months imprisonment suspended for 2 years  Ten days rehabilitation activities  Ten years on the Sex Offenders Register  Sexual harm prevention order until further notice