A 'disgraceful' paedophile woke a sleeping boy up in a tent before abusing him - making him feel like he was having an 'anxiety attack'. Michael Cullen displayed 'elements of planning and grooming behaviour' before carrying out the abuse, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
The 36-year-old, from Cheshire, was found guilty of engaging in sexual activity and incitement following a trial. As he sentenced Cullen on Monday (April 25), Judge David Swinnerton suggested that he had indulged in behaviour that could be described as 'flirtation' if it 'happened between two people of the same age'.
It involved spraying water at the boy’s 'groin', drawing a dog on his thigh, and 'stroking his leg with his foot', the Liverpool Echo reports. Judge Swinnerton said Cullen had woken his victim in a tent, touched him under clothes and coaxed the boy to do the same to him.
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