Redwood City child predator used social media to find preteen victims: DA

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Redwood City child predator used social media to find preteen victims: DA

(KRON) -- A 44-year-old Redwood City man accused of contacting children on social media and receiving child pornography pleaded no contest to seven felony counts on the condition he would receive 40 years to life in state prison, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Between 2017 and 2020, David Richard Hackworth used social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat to meet six of his victims, who were girls u…