A Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abolumo who committed sexual offences against girls under the age of 16 after grooming them on social media has been jailed.
29 year
old Abolomo was sentenced to a total of 13 years' imprisonment for
sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl, making indecent images of
children and voyeurism.
At a
previous hearing at Croydon Crown Court in February, Abolumo had pleaded
guilty to 25 counts of making indecent images of a child, relating to
five separate victims, and one count of voyeurism. Following trial at
Croydon Crown Court, Abolumo was convicted by jury of three counts of
sexual activity with a child.
He
was found not guilty of two counts of rape against two separate
victims. Abolumo opened and ran a social media account where he
portrayed himself to be a 19-year-old man. Using this account, he
befriended young girls and eventually invited them to his home where he
had sexual activity with them. He recorded footage of the incidents
using the webcam on his laptop. At the time of the incidents, the
victims were not aware that they had been recorded.
"Olubunmi Abolumo is a very dangerous offender. He targeted young girls on the internet, persuaded them to go to his address and then secretly videoed himself sexually assaulting them. He kept the footage on his laptop which was located after his arrest. The victims in this case bravely appeared in court to recount what had happened to them and they had to watch the footage Abolumo had recorded which must have been a terribly harrowing experience for them. It is my hope that today's sentence brings a measure of comfort and satisfaction to the vulnerable young girls that he preyed upon".
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