A British Paralympic gold medalist swimmer was busted in an online sting operation by predator hunters when he tried to meet with a 14-year-old “girl” and asked her to strip for him.

Gareth Duke, 39, was handed a six-month jail sentence — suspended for 18 months — ordered to complete a 30-day rehabilitation activity, and must register as a sex offender after he admitted to his crimes in Newport Crown Court last week, the Telegraph reported.

Duke, who won gold at the Athens 2004 Paralympics, believed he was messaging a 14-year-old girl between May 25 and June 2, but was instead messaging pedophile hunters from the online vigilante group Child Online Safety Team.

The team told the court that Duke arranged for the girl to travel 140 miles from Portsmouth to South Wales, for a “kiss and a

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