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A FORMER teacher has been deemed to pose a significant risk to members of the public after he made arrangements to commit sexual acts on an '11-year-old girl'.

Nigel Peter Grigg communicated on messaging platform Kik with a man called 'John' who had said he was willing to provide his 'daughter' for sexual activities.

'John' was in fact an officer from the police South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU).

Grigg arranged to meet 'John' and his 'daughter' with the intention of committing child sex offences.

The 69-year-old purchased presents for the 'girl', including items from Ann Summers.

Shortly after arriving at the agreed meeting point – McDonald's in Totton – he was arrested by police.

Sentencing Judge Robert Pawson said: "The facts of this case make chilling reading for any parent, or any person in fact."

Grigg was jailed for five years and issued with a two-year extended licence period at Bournemouth Crown Court after Judge Pawson deemed him to be a dangerous offender.

This was after he admitted a single charge of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence between March 4 and March 12 last year.

Prosecuting, Jane Rowley told the court Kik was being used by paedophiles and this activity was being investigated by the ROCU.

She said online communication took place between the defendant, using the display name Randy Peter, and the undercover police officer posing as adult male 'John'.

Ms Rowley said there was subsequent telephone contact between the two and two meetings were arranged.

The prosecutor said the evidence "clearly shows his sexual interests in children and efforts to groom the child".

Grigg posted on Kik he was "looking for anyone near Bournemouth and interested in taboo family fun".

"Conversation from the outset was sexual," said Ms Rowley.

Dorset Police's Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT), a specialist team who work with partner agencies to identify offenders operating online and protect vulnerable children from sexual exploitation, assisted in the case, which culminated in Grigg being arrested and charged.

Mitigating, Kevin Hill said Grigg, of Croft Road, Poole, had no previous convictions and had shown "a lot of remorse".

Mr Hill said his client had referred himself to get help for his sexual offending since his crime was committed.

Summarising the case, Judge Pawson said Grigg had "boasted" on Kik that he had "done a 13[-year-old] in Thailand".

The defendant had time to reconsider his actions and time to realise the risk and the magnitude of what he was doing, said Judge Pawson.

Grigg was made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and must be placed on the sex offenders register for life.

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SERIAL sex attacker Dean Goodwin tried to contact one of his terrified victims on Facebook, just weeks before he committed the brutal early morning rape in Poole. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Echo, the woman, who was just 13 when Goodwin molested her, said: I contacted the police after he attempted to add me as a Facebook friend and he was arrested. He was bailed but released without charge because I had deleted the message from my phone; otherwise he could have been jailed for two years. It's shocking that just a month later he was on the run again after another life had been destroyed. The woman, now 25, was moved from her Poole home to safe accommodation in Bournemouth and said she was petrified Goodwin would try to track her down again. She said: It's always been my worst fear. We were uprooted before when Goodwin was released from prison after he came to live in the same area. We're still too close and need to be moved out of the county; for the sake of my three young children. We are all holed up in one room; we can't go anywhere. The woman was just 13 when Goodwin sexually assaulted her in Parkstone on May 3, 2000, grabbing her and putting his hand over her mouth to stifle her screams. She said: I'd never seen him before that day; he threatened to cut me up if I screamed again. If my sister hadn't walked past I believe he would have done much worse. I've tried to rebuild my life but I still suffer from extreme anxiety and have difficulty trusting. I've needed intensive counselling. I'm also very protective of my children; they are my main concern. There is no way I would let my five-year-old even play in the garden which is very sad. Goodwin is still affecting all our lives; he is an extremely dangerous man and I wasn't surprised to hear that he was being hunted again.

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A FLASHER with a history of violent sex offences was jailed indefinitely at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday. Sentencing Gareth Newman, 26, to a minimum of 18 months imprisonment, Judge James Meston QC described him as "a significant risk" to women. Bournemouth Crown Court heard that Newman, of Recreation Road, Poole, exposed himself to various females over two days last June. The youngest was 11. He was found guilty of three charges of indecent exposure and one of carrying out a sex act in the presence of a child after a trial in December. Newman had earlier pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the terms of the Sex Offenders Register by failing to notify police of his address. The court heard Newman was convicted of three indecent assaults back in 1998 in which violence was used. Judge Meston also ordered Newman to go on the Sex Offenders Register for life and disqualified him from working with children. DC Andrew Kennard said Newman typically targeted young girls on their own. He told the Echo: "I'd like to thank the victims for coming forward and providing the evidence that secured this conviction and the support given to them by their families. "Gareth Newman committed offences at various times of the day in the Rossmore area of Poole and singled out young girls in their teens, usually on their own. "No-one - whatever their age - deserves to be a victim of crime that involves someone making inappropriate remarks, intentionally exposing themselves or touching another person in an improper way. "This case sends out a clear message that all crimes of a sexual nature are taken seriously by Dorset Police." Speaking afterwards, the mother of a 13-year-old victim said: "This incident has had a major impact on my daughter and my family. "My daughter was 13 when it happened and was a normal outgoing girl who enjoyed going out to meet her friends. "Since the incident she has become much more aware of what is going on around her and really doesn't like to walk alone, even in daylight. "Every time she goes out she is reminded of what happened - especially as it happened so close to where we live. "In the weeks before the court case she suffered from panic attacks and it has really affected her everyday life. "I hope that the sentence given to the offender reflects what he has done to these young girls. I am delighted with what the police have done - we couldn't have asked for anything more."