A 31-YEAR-OLD man who tricked young girls into exposing themselves to him via webcam is due to be sentenced later this month.

Nicholas Bennett, from Swanley, will be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on May 24 after pleading guilty to 10 offences, including inciting sexual activity with a child.

Kent police caught Bennett, of Herbert Road, after one of his victims reported him last year.

A police spokeswoman said: “Bennett's victims were all aged between 11 and 16 years of age, one of whom was living in Sydney, Australia.

“On one occasion he claimed to be just 15 years of age.

“He persuaded the young girls to expose themselves via a webcam while capturing the messages and video with specific screen capture software.

“On one occasion he used video footage to try to blackmail a victim to carry out further actions upon his request.”