Snapchat ‘predator’ jailed for abusing Sussex and Suffolk girls – BBC News

Image source, Sussex Police Image caption, Inam Khan used social media to identify and then meet young girls, police said A “dangerous predator” who drove hundreds of miles to abuse children he groomed online has been jailed for 19 years after a joint investigation by two police forces. Inam Khan, 37, of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, targeted a 14-year-old girl from Suffolk and a 12-year-old girl in Sussex. Khan was convicted of multiple offences, including rape and attempted rape, after a trial at Hove Crown Court in June, and was sentenced at the same court on Monday. Det Sgt Matt Williamsom of Suffolk Police, said Khan’s “horrific offending has caused untold suffering to his victims”. Sussex Police said Khan had befriended the girls through Snapchat and in chat rooms, lying about his age to build and manipulate trust. He drove to Suffolk in September, 2022, to carry out an attack on the 14-year-old girl who he had spent time grooming online. He was arrested on 1 October, 2022 and later charged with two counts of rape and one of attempted rape. Police said he soon began grooming the 12-year-old girl from Sussex, asking her for explicit photos, stating he needed them
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