A ‘determined and manipulative’ paedophile messaged the mum of a young teenager to out him as gay after targeting him online.
Police were already investigating Mark Lee in relation to another boy (Boy 1) when they came across a screenshot of the second boy (Boy 2) on his phone.
It showed him wearing a school uniform, and in other videos it showed them together with the caption ‘Mine’. To protect the identities of the victims, who have anonymity for life, the Manchester Evening News has referred to them as ‘Boy 1’ and ‘Boy 2’. READ MORE: The criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week Manchester Crown Court heard that 21-year-old Lee had gone on to message the mum of Boy 2 on Facebook after the boy tried to break things off.
Lee, of Wythenshawe, admitted they had met in person, said that they were in a relationship and lied about his age, claiming he was 17.
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