Jail for paedophiles in six-month spate of sex attacks on teen girl

William Hanna, aged 63, from Birmingham and Dianne Whitehouse, 58, who is from Cannock, repeatedly abused the 15-year-old girl over a six-month period in 2010 at budget hotels.

The pair met the teenager on internet chat rooms before abusing her together.

Ian McGlasson, 47, carried out sex attacks on the same girl at his home.

Whitehouse of Wellington Drive, was found guilty of three charges related to the abuse. Hanna, a teacher from the Acocks Green area, was convicted of four charges while McGlasson, at an earlier hearing, admitted 10 charges against him.

Hanna and Whitehouse operated together. Neither knew McGlasson, who committed the offences at his Stratford-upon-Avon home.

The attacks came to light when concerns were raised by the victim's family and she later confided in police officers. An online investigation was launched by detectives who had only vague details to go on.

McGlasson was the first to be arrested at his home in June 2010. The arrests of Hanna and Whitehouse did not come until several months later after officers identified him from painstakingly scrutinising thousands of internet records. Hanna was subsequently sacked from his job at Frankley Community High School.

Inspector Sally Simpson said: "This was a vulnerable young girl who had no idea what she was getting herself into.

"Tragically, because of her age and the fact she had been on internet chat rooms, she felt she could somehow be to blame for what happened to her."

Whitehouse was sentenced to four years and two years, to run concurrently, Hanna got five years and two years to run concurrently. McGlasson was jailed for six years. All are on the sex offenders register for life.