Carl Hodgson, 27, took the year eight pupil to his quayside apartment after he met her on a dating app. Pictured: Hodgson outside Manchester Crown CourtAn office worker who lost his job and home after he spent the night with a 12-year-old schoolgirl who pretended to be 19 has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. The girl, who is known to regularly go missing from home, admitted posing as a 19-year-old and said Hogdson did not know her real age. 'You took the complainant to your flat and you in due course spent the night with her and caused her to pose indecently for your own gratification. A social worker said the girl was 'very relucatant' to talk about the incident and was 'vulnerable at the time of the defence'.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2019 19:01 UTC