Mother posed as daughter to catch paedophile When police raided his home they found more than 900 child porn images and seven films on his computer. When he was arrested Clough was found with a bottle of vodka, female underwear including a basque, a book on sex toys, a knuckle duster and a police baton. The court heard he had known she was 15 and he admitted grooming, possessing indecent photographs of children and having offensive weapons. A judge at Newcastle Crown Court said he needed treatment rather than prison and sentenced him to a community order for three years and ordered him to sign the sex offenders" register. The mother, who cannot be named, got involved after she overheard her daughter tell friends about a 21-year-old man she had met on Facebook, and demanded to see the messages. Speaking after the sentence, she said: "I'm thankful every day that she hadn't been raped or murdered. All the things that were found in his car prove it wasn't just an innocent ride out. She added: "Parents need to check their kids" phones and check their computers - watch what they are doing."