Robert James Pearce, 40, fronted court on Friday for sentencing after telling an undercover police officer – who he thought was a teenage girl – he wanted her as his “future wife”.

Robert James Pearce, 40, fronted court on Friday for sentencing after telling an undercover police officer – who he thought was a teenage girl – he wanted her as his “future wife”.

Robert James Pearce, 40, fronted court on Friday for sentencing after telling an undercover police officer – who he thought was a teenage girl – he wanted her as his “future wife”.

A District Court judge has dismissed claims a “flat-out” meth user was acting “out of character” when he tried to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex.

A District Court judge has dismissed claims a “flat-out” meth user was acting “out of character” when he tried to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Robert James Pearce, 40, fronted court on Friday for sentencing after telling an undercover police officer – who he thought was a teenage girl – he wanted her as his “future wife”.

A District Court judge has dismissed claims a “flat-out” meth user was acting “out of character” when he tried to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex.