CCTV pictures recorded on a bus in the county helped bring about the prosecution after Kevin Toner, 20, was caught following the nine-year-old girl off the bus.

Toner handed himself into police after the CCTV images were released to the media and was found guilty of sexual assault and causing a child to engage in sexual activity.

Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Inspector Stan Drummond of Cleveland Police called Toner a "predatory paedophile and a very dangerous man".

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