SHANE GORMAN CAUGHT IN HULL WITH CHILD SEXUAL OFFENCES BY POLICE AND PAEDOPHILE HUNTERS
In a disturbing case that has shocked the community of Hull, Shane Gorman, aged 35, has been convicted of engaging in inappropriate and illegal online communications with what he believed were underage girls.
The incidents, which took place over a span of nearly a year, involved Gorman exchanging explicit messages and images with decoy profiles set up by police and paedophile hunter groups, highlighting a troubling pattern of predatory behavior.
According to court proceedings at Hull Crown Court, Gorman first came under police scrutiny in 2021 after being confronted by paedophile hunters who had created fake profiles of young girls, one aged 14 and another aged 12.
Despite being warned and investigated, Gorman continued his illicit activities.
On September 7, 2021, he attempted to communicate sexually with a decoy girl, making lewd comments and requesting explicit images.
He asked the decoy if she wanted to see intimate pictures of him on Snapchat and inquired about her underwear, further demonstrating his inappropriate intentions.
Gorman also directed similar sexualized messages to another decoy girl, aged 12, expressing admiration with comments like
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 States
- based on first and surname
34.8%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
34.5%
Surname region
UK
United States
35.0%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
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In a disturbing case that has shocked the community of Hull, Shane Gorman, aged 35, has been convicted of engaging in inappropriate and illegal online communications with what he believed were underage girls. The incidents, which took pl...
