Andrew O'Neill: Duped under-age sex groomer jailed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-32711765 Version 0 of 1. A man who was tricked into thinking he had arranged a sexual encounter with an under-age girl has been jailed. When Andrew O'Neill, 25 and formerly of Skelmersdale in Lancashire, arrived in Wigan town centre on 19 April to "meet" 14-year-old "Alex" he was instead attacked and filmed by a group of men. O'Neill admitted attempting to meet a girl under 16 and was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 12 months. A man arrested on suspicion of assault and blackmail was bailed last month. The 25-year-old is due to answer to police bail in June. An earlier hearing at Wigan Magistrates' Court heard O'Neill had booked a hotel room. He lost two teeth after being attacked when confronted. O'Neill managed to escape and report what happened to police, who arrested and charged him with attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming. |