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Duncan Murray

Sydney father who groomed teen engaged in 'fantasy'

Ruijie Cui gave his real name for a Skype call before failing to follow that up, the court heard. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

A Sydney father struggling to cope with pandemic lockdowns acted out of fantasy when he engaged in sexual conversations online with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl.

Ruijie Cui faced a sentence hearing at Sydney's District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty earlier this year to using a carriage service to groom a person under 16 for sex and sending indecent material.

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