10-year-old girl raped in woodland after being groomed via Roblox and Snapchat by 24-year-old man leading to six-year jail sentence
Summary
A 10-year-old girl was raped in woodland in Finedon, Northamptonshire, by Ryan Sutton, a 24-year-old man who groomed her through the Roblox and Snapchat platforms. Sutton travelled 100 miles from Worcester to meet the victim in April 2023. The girl had been messaging Sutton online for months, believing he was her boyfriend, and their contact included texting, phone calls, and FaceTime video chats. Sutton was later arrested after being found in the woodland with the girl and was jailed for six years at Northampton Crown Court. He was also placed on an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will remain on the sex offenders' register for life. The victim revealed the sexual assault to police three months after the incident.
Incident Details
Harms involving the exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including CSAM and grooming.
Online contact by adults seeking to build trust with minors for exploitation.
Sources
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