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flag A UK man was given a suspended jail sentence for grooming a 15-year-old boy via WhatsApp in 2022.

flag A 56-year-old Oxfordshire man, Michael Reid, avoided immediate prison after being convicted in 2025 of grooming a 15-year-old boy in 2022. flag He was found guilty of sending explicit messages over WhatsApp, including describing the teen as “beautiful, cute, sexy and handsome,” and expressing sexual interest. flag Despite claiming some messages were typos, evidence showed a pattern of grooming over two months. flag Judge Maria Lamb acknowledged his sexual interest in a minor and the boy’s discomfort. flag Reid received an 18-month jail term suspended for two years, along with mental health treatment, 28 sessions of a rehabilitation programme, electronic tagging, and a sexual harm prevention order.

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