A MAN, 29, has been refused bail after he allegedly attempted to convince a teenage girl to meet him in the Hunter.
Police say a girl, 14, allegedly received messages via social media from an unknown man on February 7 this year.
A number of messages were exchanged before the person sending the messages attempted to convince the girl to meet him, police say.
Police were called and officers from Hunter Valley Police District launched an investigation, arresting a 29-year-old man at a home at Cliftleigh on Friday night.
He was taken to Cessnock police station where he was charged with procuring a child for unlawful sexual activity.
He was refused bail by police and appeared in Newcastle Local Court on Saturday where he was refused bail again to appear in Muswellbrook Local Court on Monday.
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