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A child rapist who used Facebook to groom young girls before luring them to his home for sex has been jailed for more than six years.
Thomas Mayers, 20, “pestered” a 12-year-old girl on the social networking site for naked photos and repeatedly begged her to come to his house.
A court heard the girl eventually sent him some images and went to his home after he “would not leave her alone”.
He also persuaded 13-year-old to meet him for sex in a barn and at his home.
Shockingly, Mayers, who was 19 at the time of the offences last year, preyed on the school girls after he received a police caution for having sex with a 15-year-old.
Mayers admitted one charge of statutory child rape, two charges of sexual activity with a child and three other sexual offences involving the two girls at Stafford Crown Court.
Caging him for six years and nine months, Judge Amjad Nawaz told him: “You knew how old these girls were.
“They could not have given the impression they were significantly older. You had effectively pestered them to send photos having gained their confidence.
“When the 12-year-old told you she was too young and you told her she would be fine as though you were doing her a favour, it’s singularly unattractive.
“The caution ought to have been a warning to you, but it failed to have the effect.”
On Tuesday the court heard Mayers, of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., forced the 12-year-old girl into sex despite her telling him she was a child.
Prosecutor Stephen Bailey said: “She told him she was too young, but the defendant just said ‘you’ll be fine’.”
“The girl did not know what to do, so said ‘okay’ and they had sex on his bed.”
The pervert also met another 13-year-old girl in a local park and asked her for photos – which she refused – although she later had sex with him at his home and in a barn.
When he was arrested he told officers he believed the girls were older than they looked.
Michael Grey, defending, said: “Why did he not heed the caution? His instruction was he was more concerned with his parents.
“He had to leave his mother’s house and had to live with his grandparents.
“As part of the caution, he was sat down with a police officer and had explained what his behaviour meant to the girl.”
Mayers was also made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order banning him from living with girls under 16 and unsupervised contact with girls under 18.