A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a child on social networking site Grindr.

Kyle Elston-Hooper, aged 31, of Arkwrights pleaded guilty at Chelmsford magistrates court to the following.

On 03/10/2017 at Harlow you attempted to intentionally meet a child, known as ‘Now’, having communicated with him via Grindr messages, intending during or after the meeting to commit a relevant offence, namely to touch him sexually,

Elston-Cooper is set to be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court on September 24th.