A TEENAGER who pressured a 13-year-old girl into sending sexually suggestive pictures pointed the finger of blame at a friend when caught by police. Jarryd Alexander, 19, left his victim suffering severe anxiety and on the verge of suicide. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how he struck up a conversation with the girl via Snapchat, initially engaging in “friendly conversation” and feeding her compliments. But Alexander gradually steered the exchange towards sexual questions. When he first asked for a “nude picture”, the girl said no. The pair eventually exchanged pictures with the defendant sending his victim a picture of himself wearing no underwear. Police traced Alexander through his mobile phone and he was quizzed over the exchanges. After naming a friend who had access to his Snapchat account, the friend was interviewed under caution. Kate Davey, prosecuting, said: “The defendant named him and put him through the indignity and embarrassment of an interview under caution.” But police saw through Alexander’s lies when they analysed the picture he sent, matching his features to the photo and identifying his bedroom. On his phone, police found seven indecent pictures of another girl, aged between 15 and 16. Alexander initially denied causing or inciting a…
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Teenager who sent naked picture 13-year-old girl tried to blame his friend
