A 37-year-old Christchurch man is standing trial on allegations that he posed as a social worker to sexually groom a young teenage boy with free fast food, lollies, and drugs. The Crown says he told them his name was Jack and that he was a social worker in his early 20s. The man also allegedly took them shopping, bought them clothes, a phone charger, and lollies. He then allegedly took them back to his house where the young teens "smoked a very substantial amount". The Crown say the man's actions were not that of a kind-hearted social worker, but instead amounted to "sinister behaviour".

Source: New Zealand Herald November 06, 2016 23:59 UTC