28-year-old Jailed After Spending Night with Girl, 12, Who Claimed to be 19 on Dating App

28-year-old Jailed After Spending Night with Girl, 12, Who Claimed to be 19 on Dating App
Carl Hodgson, who was sentenced at 2 years and 6 months in prison. Greater Manchester Police
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A 28-year old office worker has been sentenced to two years and six months in jail after spending the night with a 12-year-old girl who he met on a dating app, where she claimed on her profile to be 19.

Carl Hodgson, who was 27 at the time, invited the girl to his city centre apartment in Manchester, England, a few days after “meeting” on the adult dating app in February last year.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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