It was not revealed in court how the man's offences had come to light. The boys had agreed to the sex acts, but one of them had later cut off communication with the man.
The court heard that the man became friends with the victims through other mutual friends and they shared common interests such as fishing, e-biking and cycling. Two of the victims were aged 12 at the time, and the third was 13 years old.Ī fourth victim was not involved in any sex acts with the man, but had received an obscene photograph from him. These included other charges of sexual penetration, sexual exploitation of a child and sending obscene images to a child.įrom mid-2018 to end-2019, the man, who was a part-time deliveryman, had performed sex acts with three victims at various locations more than 20 times, including staircase landings and a public toilet. The 21-year-old, who cannot be named as he was friends with the victims, pleaded guilty on Monday (June 28) to four charges of sexual penetration of a minor under the age of 16.Īnother 28 charges were taken into consideration. A man with borderline intelligence was jailed for 42 months for performing sex acts on young boys.
