May 2023 Leeds Paedophile Jailed Following Safeguarding Investigation A paedophile who groomed a 14-year-old girl online before committing a catalogue of sexual abuse against her has been jailed following an investigation by specialist safeguarding officers in Leeds.   Bradley O’Hanlon, aged 25, from Leeds, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual activity with a child aged 14 and indecent images offences when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court on April 19 this year. Following his conviction, he was placed on the Sex Offenders Register and issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and bailed for pre-sentence reports. On Friday he was sentenced to four years and ten months. The offences came to light in November 2021 when the victim disclosed her relationship with an older male after some messages had been found on her phone. O’Hanlon was arrested but made no reply to all questions in his police interviews.   As the investigation progressed his phone was downloaded and several sexually explicit videos and photos were discovered, which were in relation to another young female. Officers from Leeds District Safeguarding Unit liaised with the Crown Prosecution Service to secure the multiple charges against him. The evidence showed that O’Hanlon had clearly groomed the victim in a deliberately gradual way starting with attention and friendship before eventually progressing to multiple sexual acts.