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Former police officer Matthew Paul Hockley, who worked in the child protection unit, found guilty of grooming teenage girl
A former Brisbane child protection police officer accused of sending “sexual and suggestive” messages to a teenage girl he met during an investigation has been found guilty of child grooming offences.
Key points:
- Former police officer Matthew Hockley and a 15-year-old girl exchanged more than 1,000 messages over a period of three weeks
- Hockley admitted to adding the girl on Snapchat and sending her messages but denied sending any other sexually explicit messages
- Hockley’s bail has been extended until Friday and he will be sentenced later this week
Matthew Paul Hockley, 33, pleaded not guilty on the first day of his District Court trial in Brisbane last week to one count each of grooming a child under 16 with intent to procure engagement in a…
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