A paedophile who was arrested at a station after he sent sexually messages to 12 and 13-year-old girls has been given a suspended sentence. 

Fougo Humberto, 52, was arrested at Bush Hill Park station in Enfield on April 16, 2021, after he was lured there by online child activist group Bmb Hunterz.   

He sent online messages to individuals he believed to be 12 and 13 years old, but they were actually decoy accounts run by an online child activist group.

Humberto sent the first victim, a "12-year-old girl", an inappropriate video and encouraged her to touch herself inappropriately. 

He sent a second pornographic video to his second victim, a "13-year-old girl", and complimented her. 

His final victim, who said she was 12 years old, also received a pornographic video. 

Although he was arrested at the station in April 2021, it took three and a half years for him to be sentenced. 

Last Thursday (October 17) at Peterborough Crown Court, Humberto, of Moor Street, Staffordshire, was sentenced to 15 months in prison suspended for two years. 

He had pleaded guilty to two counts each of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child, attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to watch an image of sexual activity and attempting to cause/incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity. 

Detective Constable Zip Lloyd said: "Although Fougo Humberto didn’t commit any contact offences, he still looked to potentially harm children so I am glad he has faced justice. 

"The effects of child abuse on victims can be incredibly serious and we will always look to help bring the perpetrators to justice."