A Chester-le-Street man who groomed and sexually abused a girl, telling her that she should 'have his baby once she turned 16', has been jailed for 13 years.

Jonathan Paton was 31 when he met the girl online after telling her he was 20 years old, and that his name was ‘Jonny’.

He struck up a conversation with her on Snapchat and then arranged to meet her in the summer of 2020.

Jonathan Paton (Image: DURHAM CONSTABULARY)

Paton, now 36, encouraged the girl to go to his house, where he had sex with her.

He then continued to have sex with the victim for several months, and even said she should have his baby once she turned 16.

The girl reached out to police to report she had been raped after several incidents where she told Paton ‘No’, but he continued to have sex with her.

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