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An 18-year-old Arkansas man will serve 50 years in prison for raping a toddler after he was groomed online by predatory pedophile living 4,500 miles away.
Nicholas Hatton, of Crewe, England, coerced the teen into sexually abusing a two-year-old on camera after grooming him from the age of 12, Britain's Chester Crown Court heard.
The teen, one of Hatton's four victims, confessed to the assault and was later convicted of rape and sexual assault. He was sentenced on February 8 this year at Howard County Circuit Court, police told DailyMail.com.
Hatton, 34, was handed an 18-year jail term in the UK on Tuesday. He previously pleaded guilty to a litany of sexual offences after having been found with a collection of more than 12,000 child abuse images.
In addition to his prison sentence, Hatton was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life and handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
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Nicholas Hatton, 34, (pictured) of Crewe, England, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years for his role in grooming an Arkansas teen and coercing him to rape a two-year-old on camera
The teen, one of Hatton's four victims, confessed to the assault and was later convicted of rape and sexual assault. . He was sentenced on February 8 this year at Howard County Circuit Court, (pictured) police told DailyMail.com
Chester Crown Court heard that the Arkansas teen was one of Hatton's four victims. Detectives were able to identify two of them, who were both based in America.
The investigation into Hatton was launched in 2021 when officers from Cheshire Police received intelligence from a social media company in relation to his online activity.
A warrant was
