Vile paedo poses as 15-year-old on Snapchat to groom young girls for sex

Vile paedo poses as 15-year-old on Snapchat to groom young girls for sexEvil monster Luke Edmonds, 25, Snapchat using a profile that claimed he was a 15 year-old boy to befriend and groom young girls. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source By Chris Riches 13:20, Wed, May 27, 2026 Updated: 13:23, Wed, May 27, 2026 Luke Edmonds was unmasked by police as a prolific and dangerous paedophile (Image: West Midlands Police)A paedophile who posed as a 15 year-old to snare and sexually groom young girls online across the UK has been jailed for almost 16 years. Sex predator Luke Edmonds, 25, trawled Snapchat using a profile claiming he was a 15 year-old boy, with almost 400 separate message threads uncovered to dozens of potential young, unsuspecting victims. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Birmingham Crown Court heard Edmonds - of Rubery, in the West Midlands - had actually travelled to meet up with girls in Bristol, South Wales, Chester and Scotland. Now, after detectives also found he had a hoard of 700 indecent images and videos of children on his phone, Edmonds has been jailed for 15 years and seven months. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy...