Moment football referee who used social media to prey on young girls arrested

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00:00There's been an allegation, mate, so we need to speak further to you.

00:06So the time is 9.28am. You are going to be arrested.

00:13Do you want me to see it somewhere else?

00:16Yeah, can we go?

00:17I'll also go here.

00:19There's been an allegation, mate. We need to speak further about these allegations, alright?

00:32So you're going to be arrested for three different offences.

00:36The first offence is rape of a child, female child aged 13, 14 or 15.

00:42The next offence is sexual activity of a child.

00:45And the third offence is grooming of a child under 16 years of age.

00:49OK?

00:50You do not have to say anything for the mad army defence.

00:52If you do not mention when questioned something that you were able to rely on in court,

00:55anything you do say may be given an evidence, alright.

00:58So the reason for your arrest is on the 15th of November 2021,

01:04you have met a girl under the age of 16 years old and had sexual intercourse with her.

01:11OK?

01:12Who?

01:13This will be explained to you, once we get done,

01:17but the reason for your arrest is for a prompting effect investigation

01:20and to protect from the victims, OK?

01:23OK, alright.

01:24Do you have anything here recently that you need to take with your cards, phones, laptops, anything else?

01:30Just my laptop, wallet, keys, that's it.

01:35Let's go $10.