SOCIAL WORKER GUILTY OF GROOMING AND CREATING 'RELATIONSHIP CONTRACT'
Robert Alderson, a social worker employed by Staffordshire County Council, was convicted of grooming a vulnerable 19-year-old individual and formulating a 'relationship contract' with him.
The panel concluded that Alderson had engaged in grooming the young man, who had a history of self-harm, by financing alcohol, outings, and clothing for him.
He also drafted a document that limited the young man's interactions with others, including clauses that forbade him from engaging in any sexual or romantic relationship with another gay or bisexual male for the duration of a phone contract.
Alderson claimed that the relationship had been consensual and stated he harbored 'no regrets.' The evidence showed that the grooming activity occurred between August 2017 and February 2018, with Alderson stepping down from his role a year before the panel reached its verdict.
The HCPC determined that his conduct was 'sexually motivated' and constituted an abuse of the trust placed in him as a care professional.
Consequently, Alderson was ordered to be removed from the register, with a 28-day window to lodge an appeal against this decision.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
65.6%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
42.4%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
65.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
Robert Alderson, a social worker employed by Staffordshire County Council, was convicted of grooming a vulnerable 19-year-old individual and formulating a 'relationship contract' with him. The panel concluded that Alderson had engaged in...
