Kevin John Orchard, 50, stands in the dock at the Wellington District Court during sentencing for sexual grooming. Photo / Jack CrosslandA sexual predator arrested outside a Wellington McDonald's after travelling to meet a fake teenager he'd been grooming online has been sent to prison. Kevin John Orchard, 50, appeared in the Wellington District Court today for sentencing on exposing a young person to indecent material and travelling to meet a young person for the purposes of sexual grooming. The Otago man was caught in a police sting, in which an officer pretended to be a 14-year-old girl online. Over a period of time, Orchard engaged with the police officer through social media and steered the conversation in a sexual direction.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2021 00:11 UTC