'Predatory' cop faces jail for grooming

By Cheryl Goodenough
Updated March 5 2021 - 4:49pm, first published 4:46pm
Matthew Paul Hockley groomed a teenage girl while he worked for the police child protection unit.
Matthew Paul Hockley groomed a teenage girl while he worked for the police child protection unit.

A former police officer's conduct in grooming a 15-year-old girl he met while investigating nude photos she circulated "can only be described as predatory", a court has been told.

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