DANIEL FUGE'S SHOCKING ONLINE PREDATION IN DORSET: TEACHER'S DECEPTION LEADS TO 10-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE

Daniel Fuge, a 38-year-old educator, has been convicted of a disturbing online grooming scheme that targeted young boys in Dorset. The court proceedings revealed that Fuge, who had previously worked as a primary school teacher in the Middle East, engaged in a calculated deception by impersonating a 16-year-old girl on the internet. His goal was to lure two boys, aged 13 and 14, into sending him explicit images and videos of themselves.

Despite maintaining his innocence throughout the trial, the jury found Fuge guilty of the charges. The judge sentenced him to a decade behind bars, emphasizing the severity of his actions. The court heard how Fuge’s online activities included not only coercing the boys into sharing intimate material but also sharing indecent images of children stored on devices seized during the investigation.

During the hearing, the court was shown evidence of devices containing child pornography, which further underscored the gravity of Fuge’s misconduct. The judge described Fuge as a