A FOOTBALLER who groomed a teenage girl on Snapchat before raping and threatening to blackmail her has been jailed. Barton Rovers player Kieran Hamilton, now 21, added the then 14-year-old victim on Snapchat in December 2018 before convincing her to send him explicit pictures. 2Kieran Hamilton scored a goal for his club the day after he was convictedCredit: Bedfordshire Police 2Barton Rovers terminated Hamilton’s registration when they learned of his convictionCredit: Getty Hamilton, who was 17 at the time, used these images as leverage over the victim and forced her to meet up with him. The victim, who felt suicidal, told police that she felt she had to do what Hamilton wanted so he would not share the photos of her. Hamilton, of Chesford Road, Luton, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. After a trial in April he was found guilty of raping the girl in February 2019 and cleared of raping her in January. Barton Rovers terminated Hamilton’s registration when they learned of his conviction. He scored a goal in a 1-1 draw at Walthamstow the day after his conviction. In an
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Footballer, 21, who groomed girl, 14, on Snapchat before raping her is jailed | The US Sun
