Woman jailed after grooming 14-year-old boy by text for sex

Kelly Wolf is subject to a sexual harm prevention order for at least the next 10 years

Kelly Wolf, 28, of Enfield, has been jailed for grooming a teenage boy (Met Police)

A woman who groomed a 14-year-old boy for sex by text has been jailed.

Kelly Wolf, 28, was found guilty at Wood Green Crown Court in March and was sentenced on Monday to two years and nine months in prison.

She groomed the teen between 13 and 24 September 2016, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers became aware of the relationship on 25 September when he was reported missing.

The force said in a statement: “The victim’s parents informed officers that they believed their son was having a sexual relationship with Wolf.

“This was later confirmed by a friend of their son, who approached the parents when he found out he was missing.

“The friend also told officers he saw the two having sex in a park.”

The victim was questioned when he eventually returned home but declined to say anything about his relationship with Wolf.

The next day, however, he and his mother went to Edmonton police station where he said he had been having a sexual relationship with the then 26-year-old.

Wolf was arrested on 26 September 2016 and released on bail. She was then charged with two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence, on 14 July 2017.

Following her sentencing Wolf, of Raynton Road in Enfield, north London, will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order for at least 10 years.

Detective Constable Rob Bushell, of the Met’s child abuse and sexual offences command, said: “These sorts of crimes are rarely reported to the police, as male victims often feel scared to speak to us about being victims of grooming.

“I hope that today’s sentencing will urge other boys to come forward if they have been a victim of this type of crime.”