A Blackpool paedophile exposed by a vigilante group posing as children online has been spared prison. He was handed a 22-month suspended sentence, 20 rehabilitation requirement days and 100 hours unpaid work. He was placed on the Sex Offender’s Register for 10 years and the court imposed a sexual offences notification requirement for 10 years. Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide AdPreston Crown CourtWhy a suspended sentence? Recorder Daniel Lister deemed these offences as an ‘isolated event’ and said Cook did not have a history of sexual offences.