We all have a facebook page. We are all stupidly addicted to it and use it far too often,however, today the more sinister and dangerous side of social networking was revealed.
Peter Chapman, who has a history of violent sex assaults and is a convicted sex offender, befriended 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall by posing as a teenage boy on Facebook. Chapman falsely lured Ashleigh into a meeting back in October, and days after her body was discovered. Ashleigh had been strangled and dumped in a farmer's field near Sedgefield.
Chapman, 33, pleaded guilty to the charges at Teesside Crown Court. He also admitted failing to notify police of a change of address, as required by the sex offenders register.
This story is a stark reminder to us as the internet generation to be more careful when we are online and to only accept and converse with people who we know and trust.
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