Ian Tindle

Ian Tindle (born 1970s) is a convicted sex offender.

Circa 2018, he was snared in a sting by Guardians of the North after grooming and arranging to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old boy called Ryan. When Tindle arrived at a McDonald's to meet the fictitous boy, he was also caught with a steak knife, which he claimed he was carrying in case he went to a steakhouse and needed to use it.

As a result of his actions, Tindle was handed an 12-month prison sentenced suspended for 18 months, given a decade-long Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for 10 years. Additionally, restrictions were imposed on Tindle's web use. Tindle was sentenced by Judge Stephen Earl at Newcastle Crown Court.