A 'sickening' man has been jailed after an intelligence-led operation into online child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Paul Chalmers, 69, was sentenced to three years and nine months behind bars at Edinburgh High Court on Friday, November 28, 2025, for the offences, which included conspiracy to rape a child.

He has also been given an order of lifelong restriction.

He was arrested by officers on Thursday, January 25, 2024 when he travelled to Edinburgh to meet with what he believed to be a child he had been engaging with online.

He pled guilty to the offences at Glasgow High Court on Monday, February 3, 2025.

Detective Chief Inspector David Nairn said: “Paul Chalmers is a predatory individual and, as a result of our investigation, he now faces the consequences of his sickening actions.

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