Watch as pensioner is arrested after turning up with Viagra to meet 14-year-old girl
He said he had a “severe problem” with his knees when arrested
Police have released footage showing the moment a pensioner with Viagra was arrested for trying to meet with a teenage girl.
British Transport Police (BTP) detained Stephen Greaves at Sheffield railway station where he thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl.
Over the previous weeks, he had sent messages to who he thought was the young girl, but was in fact a group of paedophile hunters who were there to meet him when he arrived at the station on July 26, 2021.
Bodycam footage shows officers arresting 74-year-old Greave on suspicion of inciting a child into a sexual act, while he sat wearing a black hat with a blue shirt.
“I’ve got a severe problem with the knees,” Greaves, said as he was put into a police car.
Officers searched Greave of Park Grange Croft, Norfolk Park, Sheffield, and discovered a blister pack of Viagra.
Forensic analysis of his phone uncovered the messages he had sent, which included sexually explicit content and a photo of his genitals.
At Sheffield Crown Court on July 31, he was jailed for two years and eight months and received a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.
He was also placed on the sex offenders register.
Detective Constable Lee Walker, of British Transport Police, said: “Stephen Greaves poses a serious danger to children and has demonstrated a clear sexual interest in them.
“He spent weeks grooming who he believed was a teenage girl, sending vile and explicit messages before travelling to the station with Viagra for what he thought would be a sexual encounter.
“Our investigation uncovered the full extent of his offending. Through the forensic examination of thousands of gigabytes of data from his phone, we unearthed abhorrent child sexual abuse material.
“Thankfully Greaves is now behind bars and no longer able to prey on children.”