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Surrey Pride founder, 40, traded WhatsApp messages with volunteer about 'kidnapping schoolchildren', court hears
The founder of an LGBTQ+ group on trial for multiple child sex offences allegedly spoke of kidnapping schoolchildren, sexually abusing boys and visiting a swimming pool to 'perv', a court has heard.
Stephen Ireland, 40, co-founded Pride in Surrey in 2018, and David Sutton, 27, was a volunteer with the organisation.
They are accused of 'targeting children for their sexual proclivities' between 2022 and 2024.
They have been charged with a total of 40 offences between them, and these include conspiring to sexually assault children, arranging the commission of child sex offences and kidnap.
Isabel Delamere, for prosecution, told jurors at Guildford Crown Court that conversations were beyond fantasy.
A trial heard how the pair discussed targeting children outside school gates while pretending to be a talent coach or music manager and how to avoid CCTV.
Ireland allegedly said in one of the messages 'all I'm thinking of is making out with a 13' and in another he told the volunteer 'every day passes and I wanna do something terrible with you', the court heard.
Sutton and Ireland also described themselves as 'pedos' in messages.