LGBT Trans Pride Group Founder Sentenced to 24 years in prison for Child Rape
The founder of an LGBT "pride" group in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for what the BBC described as a "string of sexual offences against children."
Stephen Ireland, 41, was sentenced to 24 years in prison by a judge last week for raping a child he met on a gay dating app.
Ireland met a 12-year-old boy online and became aware he was not of age, but told the child they could enter into a relationship as long as it was kept "secret," the BBC reported.
The man took the young boy to an apartment he shared with another man he was involved with, 27-year-old David Sutton.