A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND paedophile who filmed himself raping a girl after duping her into thinking he was a 13-year-old ice skating star is feared to have targeted hundreds of other children.

Nicholas Bull has begun a nine-and-half-year jail sentence for raping the girl in a hotel room but the police investigation into his crimes is ongoing.

Analysis of the 28-year-old’s computer, seized from his home in Elizabeth Way, St Mary Cray, shows he has had contact with other young girls. It is believed he may have photos or video of them, just as he did of his 12-year-old victim.

Bull befriended the girl on Facebook after taking the alias of Matt Gordon, a teenager who she knew, then sent her hundreds of emails along with more than 1,300 texts.

He convinced her to send him sexually explicit pictures of herself and sent her gifts of teddies, jewellery and chocolates.

The kitchen hand told the girl he was left wheelchair-bound after having an accident while playing the character of Stitch in a Disney on Ice show.

And he said the drugs he was taking had made him put on weight and look a lot older than his 13 years.

His story meant she was not suspicious of his appearance when they met up and he sexually assaulted her in his home.

Then just before last Christmas Bull’s father drove him to Hull to see her and they went to see a pantomime.

He then took her back to the hotel room where he was staying and used his mobile phone to film himself having sex with the girl.

Her parents had been reassured that the so-called 13-year-old’s father was there to act as a chaperone. However when they met Bull and his father for the first time when they dropped the girl off, her parents knew the ‘boy’ was not a teenager.

They immediately called the police and after he was arrested it took two hours of questioning before he confessed his real age.

Bull pleaded guilty to nine charges at Hull Crown Court, including rape, grooming a child for sex, taking indecent photos and attempted rape.

Police believe he may have preyed on victims across the country.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Brian Christie, of Humberside police, said: “We have good information to show that he has contacted dozens and dozens of young girls and we believe there will be other victims.

“We believe that there will be further victims not only in the Hull area but possibly in the south of England where he lives.”

On Facebook as well as calling himself Matt Gordon, Bull used the aliases Matthew Gordon, Matt Gordon, Matty Gordon, Matt Ball, Matty Ball and Nick Bull.

Det Con Christie is urging anyone who fears their child may have been contacted by Bull to call Humberside police on 08456 060222.

The police have confirmed they do not believe Bull’s father knew what his son was doing and he believed he was in a relationship with someone of at least 16 years of age.