MOHAMMED YOUNIS AND SHOCKING CHILD GROOMING IN DERBY
In a chilling case that has sent shockwaves through the community of Derby, Mohammed Younis has been sentenced for engaging in disturbing online grooming activities involving a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl.The incident highlights the dangers posed by online predators and the importance of vigilant law enforcement.
The sequence of events began in March when Younis initiated contact through social media with who he thought was a teenage girl.
In reality, he was communicating with a self-styled paedophile hunter.
This individual had altered their profile picture to appear significantly younger, thereby luring Younis into a trap.
The hunter's intent was to catch potential offenders in the act, and after sufficient evidence was collected, police were alerted.
Following the report, law enforcement officials swiftly moved to arrest Younis.
To confirm his identity, officers compared his Facebook profile's cover photo a picture of his HMP Nottingham ID card with their records, establishing beyond doubt that Younis was the individual responsible for the messages.
During the court proceedings, Younis’s legal representative acknowledged that his client was in need of help.
The prosecution painted a disturbing picture of his intentions and actions.
According to court records, Younis, aged 37, expressed a desire to teach and train the supposed young girl in sexual matters, suggesting that it would be acceptable if no one else knew about their exchanges.
He explicitly encouraged her not to disclose their conversations to her mother.
He also engaged in grooming behaviour by offering gifts such as jewellery and chocolates to the girl.
Prosecutor Mark Achurch detailed to Derby Crown Court how Younis had verbally expressed a desire to marry the girl, conceive a baby with her, and even make a pornographic film together.
These explicit conversations underscored the seriousness of his predatory intentions.
It was also revealed that Younis was on licence at the time of the offences, having previously served time in prison for unrelated crimes.
Adding to his legal woes, he faces a separate trial for an incident in Nottingham where he is accused of exposing himself to a prison officer while in custody.
Younis pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including three counts of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and two counts of attempting to cause a minor to view sexual images.
As a result, Recorder Balraj Bhattia sentenced him to four years in prison.
The judge emphasized the gravity of the case, stating, “You genuinely believed that you were liaising with a girl that you knew was 14 years of age.
The nature of the conversations you had with her were explicit, and I have no doubt that you believed or intended to carry out these assertions made by you.
You encouraged her, or incited her, to perform oral sex on you, to have sexual intercourse with you, telling her that although it may be painful at first, she would get used to it.
I take the view that this is a serious example of that type of offending.” Defence lawyer Steven Gosnell acknowledged the disturbing nature of the grooming but explained that Younis described his life as chaotic at the time.
“He does not excuse what he did in any way,” Gosnell added.
“He is clearly someone that wants help, he is clearly someone who needs help.” This case underscores the dangers of online grooming and the importance of vigilance both by authorities and the community at large to protect vulnerable children from predatory behaviour.
