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Letzgo Hunting target James Stone jailed for child sex abuse | Letzgo Hunting target James Stone jailed for child sex abuse |
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A child abuser from Nottingham who was confronted by amateur online activists has been jailed for eight years. | A child abuser from Nottingham who was confronted by amateur online activists has been jailed for eight years. |
Nottingham Crown Court heard James Stone, 24, of Upper Parliament Street, admitted seven offences including sexual activity with a child. | Nottingham Crown Court heard James Stone, 24, of Upper Parliament Street, admitted seven offences including sexual activity with a child. |
Stone was filmed by a group called Letzgo Hunting after members posed as a schoolgirl during web chats. | |
But police said the footage played no part in the case and they acted after the victim's mother contacted them. | But police said the footage played no part in the case and they acted after the victim's mother contacted them. |
Letzgo Hunting said they became involved after the 15-year-old's mother came to them over grooming concerns. | |
Posing as a 14-year-old, the group swapped messages with Stone in which he admitted engaging in sexual activity with the girl. | |
Members then confronted Stone at the pub where he worked. | |
Police said he admitted posing as a 16-year-old boy in an online chat room in a bid to contact the girl. | |
When the conversation moved to instant messaging, he took her to his flat where she was manipulated into performing sexual acts. | |
Stone pleaded guilty in court to meeting a child following sexual grooming, two counts of sexual assault with a child, one count of sexual activity with a child, two counts of possession of indecent photographs of a child and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image. | |
'Hiding in phone' | |
The CPS confirmed that as he admitted his guilt early in the proceedings, no evidence was presented in court. | |
Police cautioned against anyone taking the law into their own hands. | |
Det Insp Martin Hillier from Nottinghamshire Police, who led the case, said: "James Stone not only preyed upon his young victim under the guise of a schoolboy, he did it in the family home and during school time, under the noses of the adults in her life, because James Stone was hiding in her mobile phone. | |
"He groomed and manipulated her into doing things she would never do, before luring her to his home and taking advantage of her in the very worst way. | |
"I cannot stress enough how important it is to report offences to the police, and to do this as soon as possible." |