Barrow school speaks out after former teacher jailed for grooming more than 100 children
A Cumbria school has spoken out after a former teacher was jailed after grooming at least 131 children worldwide using Facebook.
She said: "Dowdales School has been made aware of recent criminal proceedings leading to the imprisonment of an ex-member of staff, Mr Clayton. Mr Clayton was employed at Dowdales School from September 2008 to August 2009 as a teacher. The National Crime Agency received intelligence about the communication and arrested him when he returned to the UK. Investigators then found Clayton had been messaging hundreds of boys from across the globe, spanning the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Iraq, Morocco, Turkey and others over a period of just three months.
“Private messaging is the frontline of child sexual abuse online. It’s therefore concerning that Meta plans to press on with end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger, which will blindfold themselves and law enforcement from identifying criminals like Clayton. The UK Government can show global leadership in tackling online child abuse by delivering without delay a robust Online Safety Bill that embeds child protection at the heart of every social media site.
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