As he spent his days huddled over his laptop, thousands of miles away children were being sexually abused for money
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBernard Grace lived a solitary life. The 72-year-old was bound to his wheelchair following a leg amputation, and so his only source of communication with the outside world was through his Apple MacBook Air.
His family, including his eight children, were estranged from him and live miles away in Scotland. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community And so his sordid secret remained hidden.
Meanwhile, in October 2020, the National Crime Agency was investigating a series of suspicious payments made to various Filipino women, including one woman who was under investigation for sex trafficking offences.
Up to 600 payments had been made to the women, from a Halifax bank account, totalling nearly £21,000. Their investigations led them to Grace’s door in Wythenshawe.
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