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A man from Trafford has been jailed for more than three years for online grooming offences

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15:29 17/12/2020

Paul Hillier
Paul Hillier

A man from Trafford has been jailed for more than three years for online grooming offences.

Today (Thursday 17 December 2020) at Minshull Street Crown Court, Paul Hillier (01/03/1967) of Mersey Road, Sale was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to: inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity, engaging in sexual communication with a child, causing a child under 16 to watch a sexual act, attempting sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.

In September 2018, officers received a report that Paul Hillier had been sending sexually explicit messages and imagery to a girl he believed to be 12-years-old online.

An investigation was launched and Hillier was arrested and subsequently released under investigation whilst his mobile devices were examined.

Whilst under investigation, GMP received two further reports in July 2020 that Hillier had been engaging in further explicit online conversations with two girls he believed to be 13 and 14-years-old.

The three accounts Hillier had been messaging were decoys.

He was later re-arrested and charged with six counts of child sex offences.

Detective Constable, Emma Cyprien of GMP’s Trafford District said: “Hillier willingly engaged with these accounts to satisfy his own sexual perversion, even after they had declared to him that they were underage. Thankfully on these occasions, the accounts were decoys, however had these been real children; Hillier could have caused serious and long-lasting harm.

“We welcome today’s sentence and now Hillier has plenty of time to think about how harmful his predatory behaviour is.

“The exploitation of children is a top priority for GMP we take reports of this nature incredibly seriously. We encourage anyone who has, or may know someone who has, been the victim of online grooming or any type of abuse to come forward and speak with police.”

 

Greater Manchester is nationally recognised as a model of good practice in terms of support services available to victims.


If you or someone you know has been raped or sexually assaulted, we encourage you not to suffer in silence and report it to the police, or a support agency so you can get the help and support available.


-Greater Manchester Rape Crisis is a confidential information, support and counselling service run by women for women over 18 who have been raped or sexually abused at any time in their lives. Call us on 0161 273 4500 or email us at [email protected]


-St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester provides a comprehensive and coordinated forensic, counselling and medical aftercare service to anyone in Greater Manchester who has experienced rape or sexual assault. Services are available on a 24-hour basis and people can access them via Greater Manchester Police, or as a self-referral.


- Survivors Manchester provides specialist trauma informed support to boys and men in Greater Manchester who have experienced sexual abuse, rape or sexual exploitation. Call 0161 236 2182.

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