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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mathilde Grandjean

Pride group founder jailed for 13 years for raping ‘vulnerable’ boy

Stephen Ireland was convicted of raping a 12-year-old boy in a flat in Addlestone - (Surrey Police)

An LGBTQ+ group co-founder who raped an “extremely vulnerable” boy after the pair met on Grindr has been jailed for 13 years.

Pride in Surrey co-founder Stephen Ireland raped the child at the flat he shared with his then-partner and co-defendant David Sutton, 27, in Addlestone on 19 April, 2024.

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