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Paedophile Adam Isaac groomed boys on Minecraft Paedophile Adam Isaac groomed boys on Minecraft
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A man who groomed young boys through the online game Minecraft has been jailed for two years and eight months.A man who groomed young boys through the online game Minecraft has been jailed for two years and eight months.
Adam Isaac, 23, from Merthyr Tydfil, previously admitted eight sexual offences against children.Adam Isaac, 23, from Merthyr Tydfil, previously admitted eight sexual offences against children.
Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard he targeted two boys, aged 12 and 14, and asked them to send intimate photos of themselves.Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard he targeted two boys, aged 12 and 14, and asked them to send intimate photos of themselves.
Mr Justice Twomlow said: "This predatory behaviour is a worry and a concern to parents." Judge Richard Twomlow QC said: "This predatory behaviour is a worry and a concern to parents."
Isaac committed sexual acts himself while on video calls with the boys and also possessed indecent images of an unidentified third boy. Isaac admitted causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography, performing sexual acts in the presence of a child, encouraging a child to engage in a sexual activity and the possession of indecent photos of a child.
He committed sexual acts himself while on video calls with the boys and also possessed indecent images of an unidentified third boy.
In a statement to the court, the family of one of the victims said: "We never believed he could be manipulated in this way after we warned him about the dangers online.In a statement to the court, the family of one of the victims said: "We never believed he could be manipulated in this way after we warned him about the dangers online.
"We are now so scared to allow him online. He has matured so quickly - we are fighting to stop him going down a destructive path and we are trying to get him back to being the child he was.""We are now so scared to allow him online. He has matured so quickly - we are fighting to stop him going down a destructive path and we are trying to get him back to being the child he was."
Mr Justice Twomlow told Isaac he had gone on to "an innocent type of game, very far removed from the type of contact you engaged in. Minecraft, which has more than 100 million registered users, is a 3D game in which players build their own worlds using cubes, as well as exploring and gathering and crafting resources.
"You knew you would find teenage boys. This was clearly a grooming process. People have to understand the seriousness of offending like this which will result in prison." Prosecutor Rachel Knight said: "The defendant sent money to the boys on PayPal and used the game to groom them.
"The parents of the boys did not know what was happening. In the case of the 12 year old he was playing the game at night while his parents were asleep."
The court heard the boy's father found his chats on Skype involved an adult asking him about his sex life, so he contacted the police.
Judge Twomlow told Isaac he had gone on to "an innocent type of game, very far removed from the type of contact you engaged in.
"You knew you would find teenage boys. This was clearly a grooming process."
Susan Ferrier, defending, said Isaac apologised to the boys and their parents.
"He was subjected to bullying from the age of 12 and is far more comfortable in the online world than the real world," she added.