Former Manchester squash coach who groomed teenage boys jailed

A former Manchester squash coach who groomed teenage boys into sending him naked images of themselves has been jailed.

Hirusha Henricus, 25-years-old and from Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to 14 years at Manchester Crown Square.

He pleaded guilty to ten counts of causing or inciting sexual activity with a child, three counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, one count of possessing an indecent image of a child and one count of causing a child to watch a sexual act.

The counts involve a total of ten victims including children Henricus had access to through his role as a squash coach.

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