An RTE sports producer from Dublin has admitted sex offences in a UK court.
54 year old Kieran Craven was confronted by so-called paedophile hunters when he traveled to Leeds to allegedly meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
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Mr Craven pleaded guilty in Leeds Crown Court this morning to two charges - one of child grooming and one of inciting a child to carry out a sexual act.
He's due to be sentenced next February.