Tag #Online Grooming

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Italy Sees 17% Rise in Child Sexual Abuse Cases in 2024

Italy reported a 17% increase in child sexual abuse cases in 2024, with 192 cases handled by Telefono Azzurro; online abuse accounted for 79.6% of cases, with AI-generated imagery increasing by 380%, prompting calls for stronger laws and digital literacy.

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23-Year Sentence for Paedophile Who Abused and Blackmailed Teenage Boy

A Belfast mother details how convicted paedophile Stephen-Lee McIlvenny, 21, abused her 14-year-old son for two years, including rape, beatings causing a brain bleed, blackmail, and the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse material, resulting in a 23-year prison sentence.

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Online Network 'The Com' Manipulates Children into Violence

An online network called 'The Com' is manipulating British boys aged 11-17 into committing violent and sexual acts, prompting concern from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Home Secretary. The network uses encrypted platforms and exploits vulnerable children for content that can be sold, highl...

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UK Teenager Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Charges Linked to Neo-Nazi Group

A 15-year-old in Northumberland, UK, was charged with preparing terrorist acts and membership in the neo-Nazi group The Base; his plea was not guilty. This case highlights the concerning trend of American neo-Nazis grooming British youth, as seen in the recent suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was a...

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Neo-Nazi Child Exploitation Ring Busted: Two Arrested, 16 Minors Exploited

Two men, Colin John Thomas Walker and Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, were arrested on Thursday for their alleged participation in a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring called CVLT, which produced child pornography and coerced at least 16 minors into self-harm between 2019 and 2022.

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Paedophile Jailed for 38 Years After Stabbing 15-Year-Old Girl

A 24-year-old paedophile, Ellis Dismore, was sentenced to 38 years in prison for attempting to murder a 15-year-old girl he stalked and stabbed after meeting her online in Middlesbrough in June 2023, as well as inciting eight other girls to engage in sexual activity.

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Australian Writer Receives Suspended Sentence for Attempted Child Sex Encounter

A 66-year-old Australian writer, Lloyd Bradford Syke, was sentenced to a suspended jail term for attempting to meet a 15-year-old girl he contacted on the Instinct dating app; he was found in a hotel room with condoms and lubricant, intending to meet the girl, who was actually a 16-year-old boy atte...

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Disguised Pedophiles: Vigilante Videos Expose Grooming Tactics

Videos released by online vigilante groups show men accused of pedophilia dressing as women to groom children and avoid police; one man admitted to being attracted to children's 'innocence', while another was arrested after being accused of sending indecent images.

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MI5 Investigation Continued Until Death of Groomed Teenage Girl

A UK inquest revealed that MI5 continued investigating a 16-year-old girl, Rhianan Rudd, for terrorism-related activities until her death by suicide in May 2022, even after charges were dropped. The investigation involved collaboration with the FBI, highlighting concerns about the intersection of na...

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Teenage Girl's Suicide Highlights Failures in Handling Online Radicalization

A 16-year-old British girl, Rhianan Rudd, groomed online by a US far-right extremist, died by suicide after becoming fixated on Hitler and expressing intentions to attack a synagogue; investigations by Prevent, MI5, and counter-terrorism police, and subsequent dropped charges, are now under inquest ...

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Former US Advisor Jailed for Attempted Child Sex Offense in UK

Rahamim Shy, a 47-year-old former US government advisor, was jailed for 11.5 years in the UK after traveling from New York in February 2024 to meet a nine-year-old girl for sex; the girl was an undercover police officer, and evidence included explicit messages, voicemails, and items in his luggage.

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EU Weakens Child Sexual Abuse Directive Amid Rising Cases

The EU is updating its 2011 directive on child sexual abuse, but member states weakened the initial proposal, removing key protections and failing to address grooming. Over 1.5 million cases were reported in 2022, with one in five European children estimated to be victims.

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