A NORTON Fitzwarren man has been jailed for sexual activity with an underage girl and taking indecent photographs.

Shaun Prettyjohns, 31, of Coopers Mill, Norton Fitzwarren was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison by Judge David Evans at Taunton Crown Court on Thursday, January 26.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of penetrative sexual activity with a child aged 15, and four counts of taking indecent photographs.

The offences date back between June 2009 and 2010, and Prettyjohns was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register.