A former Conservative councillor groomed a teenager with gifts and trips to Liverpool and then repeatedly sexually abused him.
David Smith, an ex-Middlesbrough councillor, was found guilty 11 counts of inciting, or engaging in sexual activity with a child, over a decade ago. Smith's two victims were teenage boys at the time he targeted them, reports TeesideLive.
One boy was sexually assaulted and groomed by Smith over a four-year period and the court heard how this had "traumatised" him. The victim's former girlfriend said what happened had "destroyed their relationship".
