Sheffield Crown Court heard yesterday how 21-year old Lewis Stacey, of Richmond Hall Road, deceived the young girl through Snapchat messages pretending he was 15.

Lewis Stacey has been jailed for eight and a half years after raping a 12-year old girl in a park in July 2022.

Detective Constable Jason Earl, officer in the case, said: “The young victim very bravely came forward and reported to the police what Stacey had done to her.”

Credit is South Yorkshire Police.