Alexandru Negoescu claimed he had been set up when police arrested him (Image: Cheshire Police)

A mum played along when she noticed a pervert had messaged her teenage daughter on Instagram and secured the incriminating evidence which landed him in prison. The mother pretended to be her own child when Alexandra Negoescu contacted the youngster's account and asked her to send sexualised images of herself.

Believing he was still communicating with the girl, he then shared a vulgar video of himself in the bath. He went on to claim he "had been set up" and still maintains the conversation was "fabricated".

Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday afternoon, Monday, that the mum checked her 15-year-old daughter's mobile phone in February this year and noticed an Instagram message from Negoesc

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