NHS radiographer who thought he was grooming a 12-year-old girl online is met by paedophile hunters outside school where he arranged to meet her Ramachandran, a married father, was jailed for two years for various offences By Andrew Levy Published: 22:07 BST, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 14 August 2024 e-mail View comments An NHS radiographer who groomed a 12-year-old girl into meeting him outside a school was snared by a group of paedophile hunters posing as children online. Father-of-three Vinod Ramachandran, 41, arrived with two chocolate bars for his victim, who he had shared 'sexualised messages' with and begged 'not to inform the police'. As part of his campaign to 'soften' her up, he sent photos and videos which 'showed his face and that he was wearing his NHS uniform'.
He arranged to meet the child outside Open Academy, a secondary school in Norwich, but was instead met by several men from the vigilante anti-paedophile group who held him until police arrived. Ramachandran was jailed for two years yesterday after admitting attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause or incite a female under 13 to engage in sexual activity, arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sexual offence, and admitting to being an adult attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming. Judge Katharine Moore said the defendant was 'committed' to the offending as a result of his 'sexual interest in young girls'.
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