X FACTOR STAR JAILED FOR 9 YEARS: PAEDOPHILE PESTERED YOUNG BOYS FOR NUDE PHOTOS

X Factor star Danny Tetley has been jailed for the sexual exploitation of underage boys, having sent more than 10,000 texts in a disgusting grooming campaign.

The paedophile singer, 39, found fame on the 2018 series of the ITV talent show, he made it all the way through to the semi-finals. But he has now been put away for 9 years for continually bothering teenage boys aged 15 and 16 to send him indecent pictures of themselves in return for money.

The judge branded him ‘dangerous’ as he passed the sentence. Tetley – full name Daniel Ross Tetley – appeared at Bradford Crown Court today to face the judge’s sentencing remarks.

He had been in custody since admitting five counts of causing sexual exploitation of a child since December last year. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC, overseeing the case, told the court Tetley’s celebrity status “is now gone, tarnished, and destroyed”. He added that the impact on Tetley’s victims had been “most distressing”.

“I am satisfied beyond a remote doubt you are dangerous,” he told Tetley, who showed no emotion as he was led back to jail.

“I assess you as a highly predatory and manipulative individual.”

The judge told him: “Nobody doubts a significant sentence of imprisonment is required.

As part of a 17-year extended sentence, he must also be closely monitored on licence for a further eight years when he is eventually released from prison. He will also be made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for 20 years