Man groomed ‘14yo girl’ over internet with lollipops, flavoured condoms, footy jersey

EXCLUSIVE: A North Shore father and wannabe paedophile tried to groom a teenage girl for sex with a rugby league West Tigers jersey.

EXCLUSIVE: A North Shore father and wannabe paedophile tried to groom a teenage girl for sex with a rugby league West Tigers jersey.

Indian-born computer programmer Vengata Radhakrishnan was nabbed by cops last May after turning up to a North Parramatta McDonald’s with flavoured condoms, a rainbow lollipop and sex dice ready to lure a 14-year-old into his car.

Police arrested 39-year-old Vengata Radhakrishnan at North Parramatta on May 21, 2018. Picture: NSW Police

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But his child conquest was really a police-created mirage and the married 39-year-old Caltex employee was clapped in handcuffs and thrown behind bars.

“Upon arrest (Radhakrishnan) did not comprehend the serious nature of the allegations and stated “I’m just going to go home now’.

He was flippant with police, telling them that “it wasn’t illegal to talk to 14-year-olds,” agreed facts tendered before the court state.

But last month the Australian resident from Waitara in Sydney’s upper north shore pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to procure a child under 16 for sex.

Court documents stated Radhakrishnan believed he was talking to a 14-year-old girl but it was a police-created mirage. Picture: NSW Police

Since April the man began sexting on an online dating chat room and “masturbating over web camera” to detectives from Strike Force Trawler posing as the teenager.

Over time Radhakrishnan became emboldened with his sexual demands, offering the fake girl money for fellatio and sharing porn involving vegetables, agreed facts state.

“He suggested the child masturbate and gave instruction to use carrots and cucumbers,” court documents state.

The software developer asked whether his target was on school holidays and arranged to meet her at the fast food restaurant on May 21, when police swooped.

Radhakrishnan arranged to meet the ‘teen’ but they were waiting for him instead. Picture: NSW Police

He offered to buy the child a Wests Tigers jersey in the lead up to their illicit rendezvous, sending her sex GIF cartoons and texting: “hopefully no one captures us on cam (sic) when we do naughty things”.

Police video of the arrest shows detectives telling Radhakrishnan “we’ll tell your wife … we’re good at that” while leading him away as kids can be heard playing in the nearby Maccas playground.

While chatting online Radhakrishnan asked his target “do you suk cok (sic)?” and offered her $50 for 15 minutes of oral sex, promising to pay a further $50 for every additional 15 minutes.

Radhakrishnan, who has pleaded guilty, will be sentenced in April. Picture: NSW Police

When the “girl” said she didn’t know how, he told her to imagine “eating a (sic) ice block” and offered to wear a flavoured condom, according to the agreed facts.

On April 18 Radhakrishnan boasted that he would return the favour “like a dog”, saying: “I believe I am a good licker. Few girls told me”.

The engineer also masturbated in front of the “girl” via Skype, messaging police officers: “I will pore (sic) oil on top and do it. It will be sexy and seducing”.

Radhakrishnan, who is on bail, will face a Parramatta District Court sentence hearing in April.