Facebook predator who targeted vulnerable young girls from Lancashire is jailed

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Oct 2017, 06:31 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 13:00 BST
Joshua Stanley, 19, of no fixed address was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at a young offenders instituteJoshua Stanley, 19, of no fixed address was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at a young offenders institute
Joshua Stanley, 19, of no fixed address was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at a young offenders institute
A Haslingden man has been jailed for raping a teenager and sexual offences against two other girls.
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The result follows a trial in July where Stanley was found guilty of sexual activity with a child under 16, sexual activity with a girl under 13 and two counts of rape.

Stanley met the first victim, a 14 year old Rossendale girl, in February last year through a mutual friend and they then started chatting on Facebook. During half term, they attended a party at a friend’s house and he engaged in sexual activity with the victim who was under the influence of alcohol.