A paedophile who was caught out by police after contacting underage girls online has been jailed for more than a decade.

Andrew Sambrooks, 38, from Thame, was jailed for 12 years on Monday.

He was arrested by Thames Valley Police in July 2015 after they were tipped off that he had been talking to underage females on the internet.

The Youens Drive resident was found to have indecent images of children on electronic devices at his home when police searched it.

There was also evidence that he had contacted girls aged between 12 and 15 on Facebook in 2015 while using a fake account pretending to be an 18-year-old man.

Following a lengthy investigation, he was charged on July 26 this year and was jailed for 12 years this week.

He was also placed on an extended licence for two years and will be placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Sambrooks was also made subject to a Sexual Harm prevention order for life.

The crimes he pleaded guilty to:

Three counts of making indecent photograph/pseudo photograph of a child - categories A, B & C.

Three counts of distributing an indecent photograph/pseudo photograph of a child - categories A, B & C.

Three counts of attempting to cause/incite the sexual exploitation of a child aged 13-17.

Two counts of cause/incite the sexual exploitation of a child aged 13-17.

Two counts of attempting to cause/incite a girl 13-15 to engage in sexual activity - penetration.

One count of cause/incite the sexual exploitation of a child under 13.

One count of cause/incite a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - penetration.

One count of cause/incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration.

One count of attempting to incite a girl aged 13-15 to engage in non-penetrative activity.