Paul Black is sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping and abusing schoolgirls after using Snapchat to groom them and offer them money for sex acts. Coverage describes how he drives victims to an industrial estate in Teesside, where the abuse occurs.
Outlets also report that the offences include rape and other sexual crimes against children, alongside an admission of related conduct. One report says Black adds to the harm through a pattern of grooming and payments, while another highlights the court’s assessment of his ongoing danger after the grooming and abuse.
Across the coverage, one outlet focuses on the sentence and the Snapchat grooming mechanism; another emphasises that he had a string of sex offences, including rape and possessing indecent images of children; and a third highlights the court hearing about a prior incident of sexual misconduct. All reports are based on what was presented in court and the resulting sentence.
