Online abuser who targeted thousands of children worldwide is jailed
2024/10/26
Global News Podcast
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Ambarasan Etirajan
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Anastasios Gia Moriades
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Angus Crawford
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BBC Correspondent
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Bruce Springsteen
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Catherine Cairns
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Chris Page
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Detective Chief Superintendent Eamon Corrigan
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Emir Nader
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Hugh Schofield
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Imogen Folks
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Ione Wells
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Jacob Evans
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James Waterhouse
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Janat Jalil
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Matthew Schmidt
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Max Tanney
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Sebastian Usher
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Stephanie Prentice
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Volker Turk
Janat Jalil: 一名冒充女孩在线性虐待和勒索数千名儿童的男子被判处终身监禁。这一判决标志着对在线儿童性虐待行为的严厉打击,展示了法律对儿童保护的重视。
Chris Page: Alexander McCartney 通过冒充女孩诱骗受害者发送私密照片,然后勒索她们进行侮辱性行为。他的犯罪行为不仅对受害者造成了深远的心理伤害,还直接导致了一名12岁女孩的自杀。
Catherine Cairns: McCartney 从受害者那里获取第一张照片后,会使用预先准备好的威胁信息进行勒索。这种系统化的犯罪手法显示了他对受害者的冷酷无情和对法律的蔑视。
Detective Chief Superintendent Eamon Corrigan: McCartney 的犯罪行为规模巨大,直接导致了一名儿童的死亡。他的犯罪行为不仅对受害者家庭造成了毁灭性影响,还对社会产生了深远的负面影响。
Angus Crawford: McCartney 利用社交媒体平台的漏洞,通过多个账号和设备进行犯罪活动。尽管社交媒体的数字环境已经发生变化,平台对未成年用户的保护有所加强,但儿童在线安全仍然是一个需要持续关注的问题。
Deep Dive
Why was Alexander McCartney sentenced to life in prison?
He posed as a girl online to sexually abuse and blackmail thousands of children worldwide.
Why did Alexander McCartney target children online?
He pretended to be a girl to lure victims into sending intimate photos, then blackmailed them.
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Alexander McCartney, one of the world's most prolific online child abusers, was sentenced to life in prison for targeting thousands of children across 30 countries. He posed as a girl to lure victims into sending intimate photos and then blackmailed them into performing degrading acts.
- McCartney targeted up to 3,500 girls in 30 countries.
- He pretended to be a girl to gain victims' trust and then blackmailed them.
- One of his victims, a 12-year-old girl in the U.S., took her own life.
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