Stephen Ireland, the 41-year-old co-founder of the Surrey Pride LGBTQ+ organization in the United Kingdom, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple child sexual offenses, including the rape of a 12-year-old boy. The offenses occurred in 2024 after Ireland met the victim through the dating app Grindr. Charges against Ireland include three counts of forcing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of sexual assault of a child under 13, and six counts related to making indecent images of children. Ireland's partner, David Sutton, 27, was also sentenced to four and a half years in prison for possession of indecent photographs and extreme pornographic images involving children. Reports indicate that earlier complaints about Ireland's abuse of power within the Surrey Pride organization were ignored. Ireland had publicly opposed gender-affirming care and the removal of protected spaces for women and girls, and had previously targeted author J.K. Rowling with online abuse. The case has drawn attention due to Ireland's prominent role in LGBT activism and the fact that he used his position to groom and abuse a vulnerable child.