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Rosie Shead

Pride group founder convicted of raping boy, 12, he met on Grindr

Stephen Ireland, 41, was found guilty of raping a 12-year-old following a trial at Guildford Crown Court (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

The founder of an LGBTQ+ group has been found guilty of raping a 12-year-old boy he met on Grindr.

Stephen Ireland, 41, who co-founded Pride in Surrey in 2018, was convicted at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday of raping the child at the flat he shared with David Sutton, 27, in Addlestone on April 19 2024.

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