Posted on 04/16/2024 6:54:12 PM PDT by Morgana
An online predator who pressured a boy 4,500 miles away into raping a toddler has been jailed for 18 years - while the teenager he groomed will serve 50 years in the United States.
Twisted Nicholas Hatton, who had a huge stash of child abuse images, took advantage of the boy from the age of 12, Chester Crown Court heard.
The teenager, who had been in contact with Hatton for several years from 2014, told officers that he had been coerced into sexually abusing the two-year-old family member on camera.
As a result of his confession, the boy has since been convicted of rape and sexual assault in America and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Meanwhile, Hatton, 34, of West Street, Crewe, was handed an 18-year jail term in the UK.
The court heard the boy was one of Hatton's four victims. Detectives were able to identify two of them, who were both based in America.
The investigation into Hatton initially began in 2021 when officers from Cheshire Police received intelligence from a social media company in relation to his online activity.
A warrant was carried out at Hatton's home in Crewe where a number of electronic devices were seized and sent for analysis.
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When he gets out, Nicholas Hatton might get a job as a school teacher in the US. He’d fit right in.
Milstone into the Sea.
We at least gave 50 years to the kid who Nicholas had groomed into doing this. The Brits gave Nicholas himself only 18 yrs, even though he was the one behind it all. Not much justice there after all.
Groomed from 4500 miles away.
Really.
Sounds like the teenager was way more then willing.
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