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| Man jailed for molesting teenager | Man jailed for molesting teenager |
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| A paedophile who molested a 14-year-girl after meeting her on the internet has been sentenced to 14 months in jail. | A paedophile who molested a 14-year-girl after meeting her on the internet has been sentenced to 14 months in jail. |
| Gareth Crowther, 37, formerly of Nether Langwith, Nottinghamshire, groomed the teenager in a chat room, Gloucester Crown Court heard. | |
| Crowther pleaded guilty to one charge of grooming and another charge of sexual activity with a child in 2005. | Crowther pleaded guilty to one charge of grooming and another charge of sexual activity with a child in 2005. |
| The judge banned him from working with children in the future. | The judge banned him from working with children in the future. |
| Bus driver | Bus driver |
| He ordered Crowther to sign the Sex Offenders Register for the next 10 years. | He ordered Crowther to sign the Sex Offenders Register for the next 10 years. |
| The court heard he had been working as a school bus driver, although the girl did not use the bus he drove. | The court heard he had been working as a school bus driver, although the girl did not use the bus he drove. |
| Judge Martin Picton told him: "You have no good reason to make contact with a girl that age or pursue that contact. | Judge Martin Picton told him: "You have no good reason to make contact with a girl that age or pursue that contact. |
| "Girls of that age and experience are dangerously vulnerable to people who choose to pursue such contact as you did. | "Girls of that age and experience are dangerously vulnerable to people who choose to pursue such contact as you did. |
| "The meetings shouldn't have taken place and you shouldn't have touched her sexually." | "The meetings shouldn't have taken place and you shouldn't have touched her sexually." |