Facebook and Bebo child sex abuse postman jailed – BBC News
“A postman from Cornwall who used social-networking websites to abuse hundreds of children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sexual grooming
Youth worker jailed for grooming under-age girl – The Independent
“A youth consultant who groomed a 13-year-old girl for sex online was jailed for 21 months today.”
The Independent, 6th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for grooming girl on internet – The Independent
“A man convinced a 13-year-old girl to pose nude over the internet for three years by topping up her mobile phone credit, a court heard today. Andrew Sunman, 30, groomed the teenager in an MSN chatroom by pretending to be 19. In reality he was 26. ”
The Independent, 25th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jail for paedophile who groomed girl, 14 – The Independent
“A predatory paedophile who stealthily groomed a 14-year-old girl with depraved and crude sexual chats before taking her to woods for sex was jailed for four years today.”
The Independent, 22nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Scout leader jailed for boy abuse – BBC News
“A former scout leader who ‘groomed’ a teenage boy for sex while taking him away for kayaking trips has been jailed for four years at Norwich Crown Court.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soldier jailed for sex with girl – BBC News
“A decorated soldier based in Suffolk who groomed a schoolgirl for sex has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 6th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher jailed for sex with girl – BBC News
“A science teacher from Greater Manchester who pretended to be a teenage girl on the internet to groom a 13-year-old for sex has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for woman, 21, who groomed schoolgirl – The Independent
“A woman was jailed for 20 months yesterday for what is believed to be the first case of an adult female grooming a schoolgirl for sex.”
The Independent, 8th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Banker jailed for grooming girl – BBC News
“A City banker who used his status as a top table tennis player to groom a 15-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher who had sex with pupils he groomed on Bebo jailed for seven years – Daily Telegraph
“A teacher who had sexual intercourse with two pupils at Bishop Bell Secondary School in Eastborne, after ‘grooming’ them on social networking website Bebo has been jailed for seven years.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deputy mayor jailed for grooming – BBC News
“A former deputy mayor of Harrogate has been sentenced to eight months in prison for attempting to groom a 13-year-old girl for sex.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for internet grooming – BBC News
“A security guard exposed as a paedophile in stings by a television documentary crew and police has been jailed by Bristol Crown Court.”
BBC News, 20th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile freed after judge says victim, 11, ‘welcomed sex’ – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘high risk’ paedophile who groomed and abused an 11-year-old girl on her school lunch break has walked free after a judge said the girl had ‘welcomed sex.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Group targets grooming of girls – BBC News
“The scale of the problem of British girls being lured into prostitution in their own country is being examined by the Home Office.”
BBC News, 5th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
