NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) -- A man was sentenced on Thursday to over 19 years in jail after attempting to meet a minor for sex.

Court documents state that on July 10, 2024, 40-year-old Matthew Ian Britt, while under the username "weedsmoke," private messaged a task force officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, known as Jane Doe in the documents. The documents also state Britt was aware of Jane Doe's age.

During the conversation, Britt sent an explicit image of a man to Jane Doe and asked her for a "naughty pic." When Jane Doe responded that she would get in trouble for sending an explicit image, Britt sent another photo of a man exposing himself.

After this exchange, Britt asked Jane Doe a series of questions, including where she was located, if she had ever engaged in sex and if h

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