Army hopes dashed as Joshua William Ford sentenced for grooming teenage girl

WARNING: This article deals with the subject of sexual offending and may be distressing to some readers.Joshua Ford was a young soldier when he groomed a teen…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-24T04:00:00.000Z

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Riley Scott2026-06-24T04:01:00.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. threain't no excuse for grooming kids.

Mia Carter2026-06-24T04:24:00.000Z

too right mate. army's supposed to be about honour not this crap.

Hana Stewart2026-06-24T04:11:00.000Z

ffs another one. these army blokes think they can get away with anything. hope he enjoys his time inside.

Hana Stewart2026-06-24T04:32:00.000Z

you said it. bet his CO knew something but looked the other way.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-24T04:21:00.000Z

absolutely gutted to hear this. my son wants to join the army but stories like this make me worried.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-24T04:49:00.000Z

i know right? makes you sick.

Mia Carter2026-06-24T04:50:00.000Z

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Army hopes dashed as Joshua William Ford sentenced for grooming teenage girl

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farm boys go bad when they get a bit of authority. seen it before. throw the book at him.

Luca Reid2026-06-24T05:03:00.000Z

i blame the culture tbh. too much lads lads lads and not enough accountability.

Luca Reid2026-06-24T05:55:00.000Z

nah it's not all of them. just a few rotten apples. but yeah this guy's scum.

Sky Murphy2026-06-24T05:27:00.000Z

what a waste of a life. he could've had a proper career but nah, decided to ruin a kid.

Riley Scott2026-06-24T05:38:00.000Z

only 22 years old and already a predator. some people just can't be fixed.

Sky Murphy2026-06-24T05:53:00.000Z

couldn't agree more. absolutely cooked.

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