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Snapchat Rapist Jailed for 14 Years
Stuart Latham, 22, from Greater Manchester, was jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl, sexually abusing her friend, and blackmailing over 40 children into sending indecent images online via Snapchat.
Snapchat Rapist Jailed for 14 Years
Stuart Latham, 22, from Greater Manchester, was jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl, sexually abusing her friend, and blackmailing over 40 children into sending indecent images online via Snapchat.
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56% Bias Score
UK Tech Firms Report 9,600+ Cases of Online Child Grooming in Six Months
Tech companies reported over 9,600 cases of adults grooming children online in the UK during the first six months of 2024, with Snapchat reporting the most; this highlights the urgent need for stronger online child protection measures and raises concerns about the devastating consequences of sextort...
UK Tech Firms Report 9,600+ Cases of Online Child Grooming in Six Months
Tech companies reported over 9,600 cases of adults grooming children online in the UK during the first six months of 2024, with Snapchat reporting the most; this highlights the urgent need for stronger online child protection measures and raises concerns about the devastating consequences of sextort...
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48% Bias Score
Hull Paedophile Jailed for 20 Years
A 41-year-old man from Hull, UK, David Brennan, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for using social media to groom and blackmail young girls into sexual acts, pleading guilty to some charges and being found guilty on others following a three-week trial.
Hull Paedophile Jailed for 20 Years
A 41-year-old man from Hull, UK, David Brennan, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for using social media to groom and blackmail young girls into sexual acts, pleading guilty to some charges and being found guilty on others following a three-week trial.
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32% Bias Score
Russian Teen Found After Two-Week Abduction
A 16-year-old girl in Samara Oblast, Russia, disappeared after entering a car with a man she met online following a family argument on June 16th. Police found her two weeks later, significantly altered in appearance and traumatized, along with the man, on a Volga River beach.
Russian Teen Found After Two-Week Abduction
A 16-year-old girl in Samara Oblast, Russia, disappeared after entering a car with a man she met online following a family argument on June 16th. Police found her two weeks later, significantly altered in appearance and traumatized, along with the man, on a Volga River beach.
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52% Bias Score
Burgos Priest Imprisoned for Online Sexual Abuse of Minors
A Burgos priest was arrested and imprisoned for posing as a woman online to obtain erotic photos and videos from underage boys he knew through his parish; the Archdiocese of Burgos is cooperating with authorities and investigating the full extent of the abuse.
Burgos Priest Imprisoned for Online Sexual Abuse of Minors
A Burgos priest was arrested and imprisoned for posing as a woman online to obtain erotic photos and videos from underage boys he knew through his parish; the Archdiocese of Burgos is cooperating with authorities and investigating the full extent of the abuse.
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20% Bias Score
Online Grooming Cases Surge 233% in Four Years
A Bedford charity, Link to Change, reports a 233% rise in referrals over four years, highlighting the increase in online grooming of children and young people; one victim, Sophie, details her experience of being groomed online and the support she received from the charity.
Online Grooming Cases Surge 233% in Four Years
A Bedford charity, Link to Change, reports a 233% rise in referrals over four years, highlighting the increase in online grooming of children and young people; one victim, Sophie, details her experience of being groomed online and the support she received from the charity.
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28% Bias Score
French Arrest Exposes Neo-Nazi Child Pornography Ring
A 20-year-old German-Iranian man was arrested in France for possessing thousands of child pornography files, coercing approximately 50 girls into self-harm via webcam, and committing animal cruelty; he is linked to the neo-Nazi cybercriminal group "764", whose founder is serving an 80-year prison se...
French Arrest Exposes Neo-Nazi Child Pornography Ring
A 20-year-old German-Iranian man was arrested in France for possessing thousands of child pornography files, coercing approximately 50 girls into self-harm via webcam, and committing animal cruelty; he is linked to the neo-Nazi cybercriminal group "764", whose founder is serving an 80-year prison se...
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68% Bias Score
Predatory Paedophile Jailed for Raping 11-Year-Old Girl Groomed Online
Christopher Rowbottom, 35, of Featherstone, West Yorkshire, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for raping an 11-year-old girl he groomed online, using platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Discord, and Roblox, and meeting her in a Leicester car park he'd fitted with privacy curtains.
Predatory Paedophile Jailed for Raping 11-Year-Old Girl Groomed Online
Christopher Rowbottom, 35, of Featherstone, West Yorkshire, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for raping an 11-year-old girl he groomed online, using platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Discord, and Roblox, and meeting her in a Leicester car park he'd fitted with privacy curtains.
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32% Bias Score
Lower Saxony Police Combat Online Child Exploitation via Twitch
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office (LKA) is using Twitch to combat online crime targeting children, including cybergrooming, stalking, and hate speech, by directly engaging young people on gaming platforms.
Lower Saxony Police Combat Online Child Exploitation via Twitch
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office (LKA) is using Twitch to combat online crime targeting children, including cybergrooming, stalking, and hate speech, by directly engaging young people on gaming platforms.
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32% Bias Score
First conviction under Online Safety Act for online encouragement of self-harm
A 23-year-old man, Tyler Webb, from Loughborough, was sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment for using an online mental health forum to groom and coerce his victim into self-harm and a suicide attempt, marking the first conviction under the 2023 Online Safety Act's Section 184.
First conviction under Online Safety Act for online encouragement of self-harm
A 23-year-old man, Tyler Webb, from Loughborough, was sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment for using an online mental health forum to groom and coerce his victim into self-harm and a suicide attempt, marking the first conviction under the 2023 Online Safety Act's Section 184.
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16% Bias Score
Utah Teen Found Safe After Six-Week Disappearance, Three Men Charged
Fifteen-year-old Alisa Petrov disappeared from South Jordan, Utah on April 21, 2024, after being groomed online by three men who are now facing charges; she was found safe six weeks later in Colorado Springs, Colorado, highlighting the dangers of online exploitation and the complexities of parent-ch...
Utah Teen Found Safe After Six-Week Disappearance, Three Men Charged
Fifteen-year-old Alisa Petrov disappeared from South Jordan, Utah on April 21, 2024, after being groomed online by three men who are now facing charges; she was found safe six weeks later in Colorado Springs, Colorado, highlighting the dangers of online exploitation and the complexities of parent-ch...
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44% Bias Score
Former Prison Officer Sentenced for Online Child Sex Abuse
Peter Sugden, a 46-year-old former Scottish prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders, was sentenced to a three-year Community Payback Order and placed on the sex offenders' register after being caught sending indecent messages to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl onlin...
Former Prison Officer Sentenced for Online Child Sex Abuse
Peter Sugden, a 46-year-old former Scottish prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders, was sentenced to a three-year Community Payback Order and placed on the sex offenders' register after being caught sending indecent messages to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl onlin...
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32% Bias Score
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