A BUTLIN’S lifeguard who groomed a 13-year-old boy over Facebook and told him he was “going to have sex with him for hours” has been spared jail.
Alex Hill, 19, begged the youngster to send him naked selfies and arranged for them to meet at a train station so they could have sex.
He was sacked after he was arrested for child sex offences and was made to clear his locker in front of colleagues, Portsmouth crown court heard.
Hill, of Worthing, West Sussex, pleaded guilty to a string of charges including possessing indecent images of children, causing a child to engage in sexual activity, causing a child to watch a sexual act and attempting to meet a boy under the age of 16 following sexual grooming.
Prosecutor Robin Shellard said the victim’s mother discovered Hill was grooming her son when she opened his Facebook messages.
Long-haired Hill was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for two years. He will have to sign the sex offenders’ register for ten years.
Judge Ian Pearson told him: “It would seem that you are a somewhat immature young man.
“You describe having a difficult time with being bisexual but you groomed a boy whom you knew was 13.
“You groomed him and sent him explicit images and sought to meet him for sex.
“You knew full well that he was age 13. On the other hand you have sought help for your problems and I understand coming out as bisexual is not easy in today’s society.
“You have been very fortunate not to get a custodial sentence.”
SUN UK