MATTHEW TOWNSEND Penzance SCHOOL TECHNICIAN JAILED FOR GROOMING UNDERAGE GIRL IN ONE OF THE WORST CASES
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Penzance Sexual Abuser
In a case that has shocked the community of Penzance, Cornwall, Matthew Townsend, a 44-year-old school technician, has been sentenced to prison for his involvement in a severe grooming and exploitation scheme involving an underage girl. The incident, which took place in west Cornwall, was uncovered after a pupil at the school witnessed Townsend kissing the young girl, prompting an investigation that revealed disturbing details of his misconduct.
Townsend had engaged in an extensive online communication with the girl, exchanging more than 18,000 messages, many of which contained explicit content, including naked photographs and videos. The court heard that Townsend had created false Facebook accounts under pseudonyms to facilitate these interactions, which quickly escalated from innocent messages to highly sexualized exchanges. Prosecutor Ramsay Quaife described the case as
Townsend had engaged in an extensive online communication with the girl, exchanging more than 18,000 messages, many of which contained explicit content, including naked photographs and videos. The court heard that Townsend had created false Facebook accounts under pseudonyms to facilitate these interactions, which quickly escalated from innocent messages to highly sexualized exchanges. Prosecutor Ramsay Quaife described the case as