Benjamin Goodrum, Benjamin Goodrum Seacombe Paedophile, systematically sexually assaulted a girl following a period of grooming via WhatsApp.
The 22-year-old exploited his defenceless victim to fulfil his perverse wants and subsequently coerced her into silence.
However, the “horrendous” abuse was revealed when her parents discovered disturbing messages from him on her phone.
These mails contained a request from Benjamin Goodrum, of Seacombe, Wirral, to view an image of the child’s bra.
The victim’s mother subsequently approached Benjamin Goodrum, who admitted to having sexually touched her daughter on two occasions.
During the police interrogation, the victim disclosed that Benjamin Goodrum conducted “a campaign of sexual abuse.”
Benjamin Goodrum, previously of good reputation, solicited nude photographs from the child and transmitted an image of his genitalia along with a video of himself engaging in a sexual act.
She consented to give him a photograph of herself in her bra, but thereafter attempted to disregard his communications, prompting Benjamin Goodrum to persistently harass her, ultimately resulting in many instances of molestation and rape.
Benjamin Goodrum confessed to three counts of rape, three counts of attempted rape, enticing a minor to participate in sexual behaviour, three counts of sexual assault against a child, four counts of assault by penetration, and one offence of sexual activity with a child.
He was incarcerated for ten years, with an additional year on licence, classified as “an offender of particular concern.”
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