Paedophile tried to groom kids online
A PAEDOPHILE who tried to groom a number of children online – including while on police bail – has been locked up for 10 years.
Rachel Fenton, previously known as Richard Fenton, of Bideford Drive, Wythenshawe, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to 21 child sex offences and a drug offence, including seven counts of attempting to incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
Officers also found indecent images of children including a large amount of child sexual abuse images, which were seized. Fenton, 45, was originally reported by an online vigilante group in November 2020, who said they had been communicating with them using a fake profile of a 12-year-old girl. Fenton tried to incite the ‘girl’ to engage in sexual activity and send videos, and sent the profile indecent images and tried to encourage the believed girl to engage in sexual activity with a child aged six.
GMP arrested Fenton on suspicion of arranging a child sexual offence, and suspicion of possession of a class A controlled drug and possession of cannabis. And, even while on police bail, Fenton continued to try and get indecent images from children. Fenton was arrested for a second time in January 20210.
He pleaded guilty to 21 child sex offences at Manchester Crown Court yesterday, including seven counts of attempting to incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, five counts of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of attempting to cause a child to engage in sexual activity.