Two arrests after early morning incident
A PAEDOPHILE groomed a child on a My Little Pony chat room before abducting her and sexually abusing her – after he had been arrested and bailed by police.
Bradley Fuller, from Romiley, ‘took advantage of an impressionable young girl for his own perverted gratification,’ officers said.
He targeted the child in an online forum – which she used to talk about My Little Pony – before messaging her on Facebook and via text.
Fuller, 24, used a bogus social media profile with a female picture and name.
He was arrested after one of the girl’s friends raised the alarm, before being released pending further investigations.
Police said that while on bail, Fuller arranged to meet the girl before taking her to a hotel where he sexually abused her.
Fuller, of Beacon Road, has now been jailed for four years. He pleaded guilty to abducting a child; causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity; two counts of making indecent images of a child; and two counts of sexual activity with a child at Stoke Crown Court. Fuller will be on the sex offenders register for life.
Police said Fuller’s conversations with the girl came to the attention of a force down south after one of the child’s friends saw the messages and informed her school’s safeguarding officer. Fuller was arrested in May 2018 and his phone was confiscated.
It was later found to contain sexually explicit messages and images.
A GMP spokesman said: “Despite his arrest, Fuller was unfazed and, after being released under investigation, arranged to meet the girl and took her to a hotel, where he sexually abused her.”
Detective Sergeant Andrew Kindness said: “Fuller took advantage of an impressionable young girl for his own perverted gratification.
“When Fuller saw that the net was closing on him, he took the unfathomable decision to abduct the girl – luring her away from family before sexually abusing her.
“This was a shocking case and we are thankful that he is now behind bars.
“We hope that the sentencing gives the girl and her family some closure on their terrible ordeal and they can move forward with their lives.”