Teenage paedophile who groomed up to 139 girls as young as 11 on Facebook has sentence REDUCED by top judges

By Luke Salkeld and Richard Hartley-parkinson

Last updated at 2:19 PM on 29th February 2012

A teenage paedophile whose gang may have sexually abused more than 139 under-age girls has had his sentence reduced by three years.

Jake Ormerod used social networking websites including Facebook to groom his victims before luring them back to his squalid home in Torquay, Devon.

He has now had his jail term cut from 10 years to seven by judges at London’s Criminal Appeal Court.

Ormerod was described as 'childlike' by his barrister despite him molesting his victims after luring them to his house.

The original judge, Philip Wassall, said Ormerod had shown a 'callous disregard' for the health and well being of his vulnerable victims - many of whom had no previous sexual experience.

Describing the ten year tariff as 'excessive' Ormerod was told he would be released after serving half of the seven year jail term.

The 19-year-old would hang around school gates in the seaside resort town where he lived, often targeting vulnerable girls as young as 11.

He gave his victims alcohol and drugs before sexually assaulting them.

Police said they had evidence the paedophile and his friends had abused as many as 139 youngsters, but warned that figure could be even greater.

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