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Sentencing has been delayed for a man who tried to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Tomasz Kowalczyk also admitted trying to engage in sexual communication with a child between July 18 and September 15 last year.

The 39-year-old had no lawyer at Teesside Crown Court, so the judge adjourned the case for an interpreter to translate his pre-sentence report.

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Police arrested him after he travelled to Northallerton on September 14 last year to meet a 14-year-old girl.

Kowalczyk, from Kelton near Castle Douglas in Scotland, also admitted failing to attend court in August.

Recorder Taryn Turner adjourned the hearing until November 30 so he could read the report.