A SEX offender from Worcester has been jailed after sending indecent messages to teenage girls.

25 year-old Jacques Doldersum was jailed on Friday after being caught by undercover police officers on online messaging service Kik.

There, he had been messaging what he believed were a 12 and a 13 year-old girl.

However, they were in fact undercover officers, catching him encouraging them to send him indecent images, as well as sending them an indecent image of himself.

In addition to the undercover officers, he also made contact with a vulnerable 14 year-old girl.

Doldersum also sent indecent images of himself to her and encouraged her to send indecent images to him.

Kik, which is an online messaging service, says teenagers between 13 and 18 should not use the app without their parents' permission.

Despite this, users can communicate without revealing their actual names or  numbers.

The app also does not track the content of messages or the phone numbers of its users.

Doldersum was arrested in November 2021 and analysis of his mobile phone discovered he had made indecent images of children.

He was subsequently charged with 12 sexual offences.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Monday, June 27 at Worcester Crown Court.

Doldersum, of Sandpiper Close, Worcester, was jailed for three years and eight months.

He was also issued a sexual harm prevention order and will be included in the Sex Offenders' Register.

Detective Inspector Matt McNelis said: "This case was part of our ongoing work to keep children and young people safe online.

"We warn anyone attempting to engage in this type of behaviour that you are being watched and will be investigated.

"We also urge everyone to act with caution when using social media and to verify the identity of anyone you may have contact with."

Anyone with any concerns about online crime can contact the police by calling 101 or visiting www.westmercia.police.uk/ro/report/.