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A Dubai man has been jailed for six years after sexually abusing a 13-year-old British girl he groomed her online.
Hamdan Alshamsi, 21, flew from Abu Dhabi to the UK last Christmas Eve to meet the child.
He had admitted three charges of engaging in sexual activity with a child at Lewes Crown Court.
The court heard how Alshamsi first made contact with the Year 9 pupil on Snapchat last year, falsely telling her he was just 16-years-old.
A Dubai man has been jailed for six years after sexually abusing a 13-year-old British girl he groomed her online
Sussex Police
The 21-year-old bombarded the girl with sexually explicit messages before offering to travel to Britain to meet her.
On December 27, Alshamsi checked into a £250-a-night room at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.
He then booked an Uber to collect the girl from her home and take her to the hotel.
There, he spent two days sexually abusing the 13-year-old.
Police launched an urgent search for the teenager and tracked her mobile phone signal to Brighton.
Hamdan Alshamsi, 21, flew from Abu Dhabi to the UK last Christmas Eve to meet the child.
He had admitted three charges of engaging in sexual activity with a child at Lewes Crown Court.
The court heard how Alshamsi first made contact with the Year 9 pupil on Snapchat last year, falsely telling her he was just 16-years-old.

A Dubai man has been jailed for six years after sexually abusing a 13-year-old British girl he groomed her online
Sussex Police
The 21-year-old bombarded the girl with sexually explicit messages before offering to travel to Britain to meet her.
On December 27, Alshamsi checked into a £250-a-night room at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.
He then booked an Uber to collect the girl from her home and take her to the hotel.
There, he spent two days sexually abusing the 13-year-old.
Police launched an urgent search for the teenager and tracked her mobile phone signal to Brighton.