Victoria police lost sight of boy, 13, before he was sexually abused by nurse

Mark Clorion, 31, pleads guilty to grooming and abusing teenager in regional city after telling him I'm not Jeffrey Dahmer', referencing US serial killer

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When a family feared their 13-year-old son was being groomed by an older man, Victoria police agreed to follow the pair.

But officers lost sight of the boy as 31-year-old Mark Clorion led him to his home.

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