NEWCASTLE (ENGLAND)
Newcastle Chronicle
February 3, 2018
By Rob Kennedy
James Leigh was living with a priest in Newcastle when he told a decoy profile on Grindr he liked ‘sweaty teen lads’ and arranged a meeting for sex
A trainee priest is behind bars after sending a picture of his genitals to what he thought was a 14-year-old boy, telling him he liked “sweaty teen lads” and turning up hoping to meet him for sex.
James Leigh was living with a Catholic priest in Newcastle as he trained to become a man of the cloth himself when he fell into illegal temptation online.
A court heard he made contact with a profile on Grindr which purported to be that of a 14-year-old boy but had in fact been set up by paedophile hunters.
Despite being told of the age of the fake boy, Leigh sent a message saying “Looking for young teen meet now”.
He then engaged in explicit chat, suggested sexual activity and arranged a meeting at Gateshead Leisure Centre.
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