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A 'disturbing' paedophile groomed a teenage girl online, encouraged her to self-harm and urged her to send evidence.

The vulnerable girl told Kai Edmundson she was 14 when they began talking on the Discord social media platform, a court heard.

Edmundson, from Oswaldtwistle, east Lancashire , openly referred to himself as a paedophile and sent her up to five indecent images of children.

The 18-year-old also sent the girl a link to a website where indecent images of children as young as four could be accessed, Lancashire Police says.

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Edmundson demanded images and video of the victim undressing and committing lewd acts on herself.

He also told her to refer to him as a disgusting paedophile and described how he wanted to com

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