With Jacob still refusing to have anything to do with David since the whole Maya fall-out, the sad dad has taken drastic measures to communicate with him.
He’s anonymously befriended his son on an online gaming site, and has been able to chat to him – even though Jacob thinks he’s talking to another lad.
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While this development is making David – and Leyla, who’s also joining in – feel happier, it’s outraged some Emmerdale viewers, who have called what they are doing “grooming”.
They are shocked that Jacob’s parents would do such a deceitful thing after the teenager was groomed by his schoolteacher Maya.
Doesn’t David realise he is grooming his own kid or are the script writers that stupid that they have destroyed his character #emmerdale
— #Gameplay #Twitch #Youtube 🖥🖱 (@gffcontwitch) 5 July 2019
So is David now effectively grooming Jacob, too? #Emmerdale
— St Mick (@scuzzmonster2) 5 July 2019
Just got groomed by a peado , now david wants Jake to friend a stranger on psn #emmerdale
— #Gameplay #Twitch #Youtube 🖥🖱 (@gffcontwitch) 4 July 2019
Layla and David are clueless No wonder Jacob is #emmerdale
— Andi5008 (@Andi5008) 5 July 2019
David is coming across as a stalker in this Jake storyline. Not nice… #emmerdale #notyoursondavid
— Bernardine Kennedy (@BerniKennedy) 5 July 2019
Leyla and David communicating with Jacob anonymously to be better parents… it’s touching yet disastrous. Which is everything you expect from Leyla and David. #Emmerdale
— Sal 🤠 (@sallhype) 5 July 2019
I take back everything I’ve said about Jake, its david that’s in the wrong #emmerdale
— #Gameplay #Twitch #Youtube 🖥🖱 (@gffcontwitch) 5 July 2019
In any case, it looks like David and Leyla’s game has already been rumbled. Jacob has just landed a job at the cafe and, although he mentioned his new employment to his ‘new gaming friend’, he didn’t mention where it was.
When Jacob received a message asking when he would begin his job at the cafe, Jacob realised his new friend had to be someone local to know that detail.
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