Mental health care assistant groomed underage patients on Snapchat | NewsChain

A mental health care assistant who groomed vulnerable underage patients at the clinic where he worked into sending him sexualised pictures of themselves has admitted five charges.Daniel Knight, from Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire, contacted a teenage girl on Snapchat after they met at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) facility where she was a patient.The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the 32-year-old sent the girl sexualised messages and encouraged her to send indecent images and videos of herself.He sent her photos of himself in return and also tried to meet her for sexual purposes, even though he knew she was underage, the court heard.The photos he sent the teenager did not show his face, but officers from the NCA were able to prove it was Knight after finding clothing in his house which matched those in the pictures.Daniel Knight abused his position of trust in the most deceitful way imaginable, exploiting vulnerable young girls to satisfy his sexual needsThe teenager helped officers identify another two underage victims at the same Camhs facility, both of whom said Knight had contacted them via Snapchat.One of them said Knight had offered to buy her cocaine and alcohol and meet up with her
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