body: Paedophile hunting seems to be on the rise (see e.g.: [Paedophile hunters: Should police be working with vigilantes?](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37708233), BBC News, 9 December 2016), and I'm surprised that it seems to lead to convictions (e.g.: [Paedophile jailed after vigilantes set Bluewater trap](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-37726408), BBC News 21 October 2016). While what they're attempting might be abhorrent, it seems to me that technically all they've *actually* done is have a sexually explicit conversation with another consenting adult. What are they being convicted of?
  
  
  
title: What are the alleged perpetrators convicted of after being caught by a paedophile hunter?