A holiday park maintenance worker arranged to meet a schoolgirl for sex after grooming her with offers of erotic clothes.

Craig Fraser told 12 year old "Kelly" he would buy her any “provocative” clothes she wanted including vibrating underwear.

The married Fraser then arranged to meet the schoolgirl at a pub carpark in May this year.

But the day before the proposed meeting he admitted fearing he might be ambushed and beaten up by vigilantes.

Now a judge has heard that when he showed up for the rendezvous at the wheel of his pregnant wife's car.

But the people waiting for him were not an anti-paedophile group but Kent Police.

As the 37 year old tried to leave the pub car park near a MacDonald’s restaurant, officers seized his mobile phone and car keys, Canterbury Crown Court heard.

Now Fraser, of The Strand, Walmer, has been jailed for four and a half years after admitting three sex offences, including attempting to arrange to meet a child for sex.

Prosecutor Alastair Walker said Fraser began quizzing “Kelly” about her sexual history and sent her images of his manhood.

Kelly was the name used by undercover officers monitoring chatrooms, the court heard.

“You sent her more pictures of clothing, including your wife’s clothing and a picture of fluffy black handcuffs and five images showing sexual positions from the Karma Sutra...” - Recorder David Elvin QC

Within minutes of the two communicating, Fraser was told by the girl that she was 12 years old and lived in Dover.

But a judge heard that despite reservations he went ahead and invited her to meet him after warning her to pose as his daughter if they were questioned.

Mr Walker said Fraser was told by "Kelly" not to let his wife find the knickers he was to buy.

And he replied that it was worth getting caught “because you are so fit.”

Fraser was also given a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order to stop him accessing on-line chatrooms.

The judge, Recorder David Elvin QC told him: "You told her you feared she might be a law-enforcement officer and asked her a series of questions about her school.

“You sent her more pictures of clothing, including your wife’s clothing and a picture of fluffy black handcuffs and five images showing sexual positions from the Karma Sutra.”

Fraser also admitted he was “scared” he was going to be beaten up by vigilantes.

John Barker, defending, said Fraser's wife left him shortly after his arrest.

An NSPCC spokesperson said: “The internet is too often seen by sexual predators like Fraser as a gateway to children.

“Thanks to a successful NSPCC campaign, sending a sexual message to a child is now a crime.

"But social media companies need to do their bit to ensure children are truly safe in the digital world.

"That’s why the charity is calling on government to make sure new safety laws for social networks are not only fit for purpose, but are also backed by an independent regulator.”