A 35-year-old Cambridge man described by his lawyer as unsophisticated was sent to jail for two years less a day yesterday for luring a child over the Internet.

Derek J. Gibson lives with his parents and lacks social and personal skills, lawyer Brad Dempster said yesterday.

Kitchener's Ontario Court heard that between August 2006 and February 2007 Gibson communicated over the Internet with a 13-year-old girl named Miranda from Kansas.

He told the Kansas girl -- who was really an undercover police officer working for the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force -- that he wanted naked pictures of her.

As part of his sentence, Gibson is prohibited for life from using a computer to contact anyone under 14.

Using the name Gibby83, Gibson eventually made it clear he wanted to have sex with her. He told her he wanted to bring her to an orgy. He said he realized she was only 13, but promised to make sure she didn't get pregnant.

He and the undercover officer exchanged images. The pictures of naked young males and females that Gibson sent were described as erotica, not pornography.

Investigators in Kansas first began monitoring Gibson in August 2006 after they discovered someone using an MSN e-mail account to contact a 12-year-old Kansas girl.

They discovered Gibby83 was a Cambridge man who was portraying himself as a 17-year-old.

Police in Cambridge then took over. They visited Gibson, who agreed to let them check his computer. They found pictures of child erotica involving children aged six to 14. They arrested Gibson in February.

He admitted having sexual chats with the teenage girl. He told police he did it because he was bored at home under house arrest.

He was serving an 18-month conditional sentence for fraud.

Last fall, Gibson pleaded guilty to a fraud committed while under house arrest. He racked up almost $68,000 on an American Express credit card after applying for it in the name of another man and forging his signature. However, he listed himself as a supplementary user on the application and included his address.

Gibson purchased mostly high-end baseball bats between August 2005 and December 2006. He resold them to make a profit.

The sentence Justice Colin Westman imposed yesterday was also for the second fraud. It was proposed by the Crown and defence.

"He's a man who's got some challenges,'' Dempster told the judge. He said Gibson also needs counselling for gambling. "Clearly Mr. Gibson has a lot of work to do,'' the lawyer said as Gibson's parents listened in the court room.

Once released from jail, Gibson will be on three years probation. During that time, he cannot use a computer. He also cannot associate with anyone 16 or under unless he's with an adult supervisor.