An Ipswich NHS radiographer was detained by 'paedophile hunters' outside a Norwich school after he turned up having set up a meeting with what he thought was a 12-year-old girl. Vinrod Ramachandran, 41, had been communicating sexually online with the individual, believing she was a schoolgirl. In fact, she was an adult decoy and a group of men were waiting for him when he arrived outside the Open Academy, in Salhouse Road, with two chocolate bars hoping to meet her.
The men held him there until police arrived and arrested him. Ramachandran, who worked in the NHS in East Anglia, appeared at Norwich Crown Court to be sentenced this week after he admitted a string of sexual offences. The Open Academy, Norwich (Image: Newsquest) Richard Paterson, prosecuting, said prior to his arrest on October 16, 2022, Ramachandran had been communicating with the decoy on Facebook before sending sexualised messages on WhatsApp.
Mr Paterson said he "softened" her up on Facebook before "moving onto the sexualised messages" in private chats. He said Ramachandran sent her photos and made video calls to her "showing his face and that he was wearing his NHS work uniform". In the messages Ramachandran talked about kissing the girl and asked her to send pictures focusing on her chest.
Vinrod Ramachandran (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest) He said he wanted to meet up with her and would be "heartbroken" if he did not see her. Mr Paterson said the defendant said he wanted to cuddle her and kiss her and "adm.