Restaurant worker who tried to groom child walks free

A restaurant worker who was snared by vigilantes after he tried to groom an 11-year-old girl online was spared jail. Stephen Silva, 26, was caught out by members of an online vigilante group called ‘Confronted and Caught’. Rudo Ushewokunze, prosecuting, said Silva started messaging a ‘decoy’ account set up by the group in December 2022. She said he discussed ‘handjobs’ while communicating with what he thought was a child saying ‘people don’t have to know.’ She added: ‘The victim said,…