Man tried offering a PlayStation to lure child for sex
Luke Edward Reynolds, 29, pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Friday to seven offences relating to the indecent treatment and use of electronic communications to procure a child under 16.
Reynolds started speaking to a 13-year-old boy on an online chat platform before moving to Snapchat to have 'exclusively sexually explicit' conversations in April 2024.
He sent multiple photos of his erect penis to the child and an animated image of two men having sex asking the boy 'should we try this?', crown prosecutor Isabelle MacNicol told the court.
He offered the boy a PlayStation device in exchange for sex.
Reynolds discussed with the boy to meet in person to have sex and whether other males could join in.
He also sent the boy a photo of a blue cooler bag that contained lubricant, condoms and anal cream.
Reynolds arranged to meet with the boy outside Cannon Hill's YMCA in Brisbane's south and brought the cooler bag to the meeting.
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