Topic: grooming
Police warn parents about grooming in gaming forums
Parents are being warned of a growing grooming threat facing children in online gaming forums.
Man who groomed and raped girls was ‘left for dead’ as baby
A man who groomed and raped two 13-year-old girls and sent sexual messages to an 11-year-old should serve his sentence in a hospital because of psychiatric problems arising from being left for dead as a baby by his birth mother, his defence lawyer has said.
Man convicted of raping child he groomed on social media
A 24-year-old man who posed as a child on social media to befriend and groom a 13-year-old girl before molesting, assaulting and raping her has been convicted by a Grand Court jury.
Man denies molesting and raping child
A 24-year-old man at the centre of child molestation and rape allegations has refuted the assertions, in spite of multiple matches for DNA linking him to the 13-year-old complainant.
Man accused of molesting multiple children denies charges
A man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions and raping her in three other incidents, in addition to molesting two other girls, aged 11 and 12, has denied the allegations.
Man arrested for 18 sex offences including rape of a child
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with committing 18 sexual offences against three underage girls, including rape. He allegedly committed the crimes while out on court bail, awaiting trial for five similar offences against a fourth victim, allegedly committed a year ago.
Schoolgirls ‘lured away and corrupted’ by adult grooming gang
At least seven teenage girls and one boy have gone missing in the last two weeks, in cases being investigated in relation to what police say is a growing problem.
