Man groomed girl on Fortnite
and jailed for 16 months.
Two months on, Wood admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child and taking indecent photographs of a child at a Newcastle Crown Court hearing in January and is due to be sentenced at a later date.
The victim’s mum has praised the investigators whoworkedonpullingtogether the second criminal case, which led to further charges.
“It makes me sick to my stomach what he has done,” she said. “My daughter is still a child – my child – and this man has stolen her childhood after grooming her online.
“She should have been out playing with friends, having a laugh and a joke, when in fact she has been preyed on by a manwhoismorethan20years older than her.”
Sheadded:“I’mnowincredibly relieved and thankful that DavidWoodisbehindbars,and would like to thank police who have worked incredibly hard – against the odds – to ensure he has been rightly convicted of his crimes.
“He deserves to be in jail for a long time for the unforgivable things he has done to my daughterandIcansleepeasier knowing he is locked up, unabletopreyonothervulnerable girls and cause such pain and heartache to their families.”
The schoolgirl became infatuated with Wood and was regularly invited to his Washingtonhomewherethepairengaged in sexual activity.
It was months later that the girl confessed to her mum she had been involved with a sexual relationship with an older man, prompting officers to question Wood.
The girl’s mother added that the offences had caused “irreparable” damage to her family – and that life would “never be the same” again.