Joshua Martin, 26, told the schoolgirl to say she was 19 when they met his friends (Picture: Getty/West Yorkshire Police)A convicted paedophile who groomed a 13-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for eight years. Joshua Martin, 26, told the schoolgirl to say she was 19 when they met his friends. Prosecutor Kitty Colley told Leeds Crown Court Martin sexually abused her ‘around 15 times’. She told him: ‘You embarked upon a sexual relationship with a girl. Prosecutor Kitty Colley said: ‘[The victim] told the officers she first met him when she was at McDonald’s with her friend.

Source: The Times March 22, 2025 13:32 UTC