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Surrey Pride co-founder Stephen Ireland guilty of raping boy, 12
Stephen Ireland, 41, and David Sutton, 27, have been convicted of a series of child sex offences.
But wait, Gay people aren't pedophiles
The co-founder of a Surrey LGBTQ+ group has been found guilty of raping a 12-year-old boy he met on Grindr.
Stephen Ireland, 41, was convicted of raping the child in the Addlestone flat he shared with David Sutton, 27, on 19 April 2024.
Ireland, who co-founded Pride in Surrey in 2018, was also found guilty of three counts of causing a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of sexual assault of a child under 13 and six counts of making indecent images of children.
Sutton, who also volunteered with the organisation, was found guilty of three counts of making indecent photographs of children and one count of possession of an extreme pornographic image.
The trial at Guildford Crown Court heard how the boy had met Ireland at his flat after messaging on the dating app.
Ireland suggested that they kiss and watch pornography, a jury was told, after which they had sex in the flat, smoked a bong and played pornography on a laptop.
The pair were convicted after a month-long trial and nearly a week of deliberations.
Ireland and Sutton were also acquitted of conspiring to kidnap a child while Sutton was cleared of six counts of conspiring to sexually assault a child.
The pair also pleaded guilty to five counts that were not presented to the jury during the trial.
Ireland and Sutton admitted possessing prohibited images of children while Ireland also admitted possessing an extreme pornographic image.
Sutton also pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing indecent photographs of a child.
