Man accused of grooming 11yo on Instagram claimed account was 'hacked', court hears

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A man who allegedly sent Instagram messages to an 11-year-old girl about wanting to see her nude body claimed when confronted that his account had been hacked, the girl's mother tells a Canberra court.

A man accused of sending inappropriate Instagram messages to his partner's 11-year-old daughter claimed when confronted that his account had been hacked, the ACT Supreme Court has heard.Girl's mother says when confronted, he claimed he had been hackedThe child's mother said she was traumatised when she saw the material, which included references to wanting to see the girl's"nude body".

The 49-year-old is on trial in the ACT Supreme Court for grooming the 11-year-old after he formed a romantic relationship with her mother, who he met on an internet dating site.One message allegedly sent by the man to the young girl said"I want to see your nude body … Yes or no"."I liked holding your hand. Did you like it? I can't wait to do it again," a third message said.

The woman told the court the man suggested his account had been hacked, and urged her to delete her accounts, which he said might also have been hacked. The woman and two friends, who were with her, began photographing the messages but she said some of the messages had already disappeared."My feeling was he's looking at her legs," she said.

 

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