A Nottingham man who posed as a teenage girl to groom boys online has been jailed.
Thomas Grace tricked 14 victims, aged between 13 and 15, using pictures of a female porn star to hide his true identity.
Over two years, he coerced them into performing sex acts while he watched online on this website.
Grace, of Canal Street, Nottingham, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to 32 charges at Nottingham Crown Court.
His crimes only came to light when the dad of one victim found sexually explicit content on their son’s laptop.
He took it to police who investigated the accounts being used and traced them to Grace, who was working as a computer specialist in Nottingham.
Detective Inspector Pete Quinn said: “This case just shows how vigilant parents have to be and how much young people need educating around the dangers of the internet and social media.
“There was a time not so long ago when parents could have stood by the rule that ‘if the kids are at home, they’re safe’ but sadly, parents of today’s youngsters can’t.”
