>An evil predator who groomed a young schoolgirl before luring her to travel to a park where he violently raped her, has been jailed for 13 years.
>Rajae Paul, 26, concocted a false identity as a 16-year-old boy on social media to befriend the schoolgirl, spending weeks chatting to her on Snapchat and Instagram.
>After grooming her into believing they were in a relationship he pressurised her to travel to Bradford to meet him.
>But instead of enjoying an intended date with a boy called ‘Jason’ she was met by Paul who forced her an isolated spot.
>Bradford Crown Court heard how the girl had been left “devastated” by his planned attack and it took years before she was able to tell police of the attack in June 2021.
>Sentencing Paul, 26, of Barmouth Terrace, Bradford, His Honour Judge Ahmed Nadim told him: “Your actions represent a stark and chilling reminder of the profound danger that can lurk behind a computer screen where predators like you deliberately target the vulnerable.