A British headteacher who used social media to groom at least 131 children worldwide has been jailed for 20 months. Nicholas Clayton, 38, from The Wirral, used Facebook Messenger to contact children as young as 10.
A British headteacher who used social media to groom at least 131 children worldwide has been jailed for 20 months.
The NCA received information about Mr Clayton’s communication habits and arrested him when he returned to the UK. He was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday to 20 months’ imprisonment and made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 15 years.
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