Teacher grooms teen for sex on FB

Teacher grooms teen for sex on FB

A paedophile teacher in the United Kingdom groomed a 15-year-old pupil for sex by flattering her on Facebook.Anthony Dockerty, 40, took cocaine, ecstasy and Viagra and abused his position of trust as a teacher to target teenage girls, reported The Daily Mail.Among the messages he sent the 15-year-old were, "You are excellent at school, so bright. You are far more grown up than some of the other girls.Another read, Your hair looks nice.He also wrote, I saw you walking your dog. She is nice, but not as beautiful as you.He went on to ask her bra size, bought her underwear and said, I bet you look great. Im thinking of you.On one occasion the father of four wrote: Ill give you a lift home from school. Shall we go out tonight?The teacher once sent her 40 Facebook messages in a single day.Dockerty, who admitted sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust and sexually grooming a girl under 17, now faces a lengthy jail sentence after a jury went on to find him guilty of rapes and sex attacks against two other girls aged 16 and 15.He was caught after police were tipped off about his activities following loose talk on the social networking site.
Source: The Daily Mail

Published March 7 2011