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Scathing report finds ‘extensive failures’ in way child exploitation is tackled

There are “extensive failures” in the way child sexual exploitation by criminal gangs is tackled, with police and authorities potentially downplaying the scale of abuse over concerns about negative publicity, a damning report has found. Child ...

01 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Sexual predator found guilty of blackmailing and abusing women and children

The “pupil” of a dangerous internet predator blackmailed and controlled at least 27 women from all over the world into carrying out degrading sexual acts for his own gratification, a court has heard. Anthony Burns, 39, pleaded guilty to a ...

30 Aug 2023 at 13:25

Online sex blackmailer jailed for 24 years for ‘callous and depraved’ offences

A prolific online sex blackmailer has been jailed for 24 years for a sickening string of offences against a seven-year-old girl and dozens of women using dating and sugar daddy websites. Anthony Burns was told that he had caused immense ...

19 Jan 2024 at 21:22

More than 300 million children a year face sexual abuse online, study suggests

More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, according to research. In what marks the first global estimate of the scale of the crisis, researchers at the University of Edinburgh found one ...

27 May 2024 at 00:01

Boarding school teacher who sexually assaulted student is spared jail

A teacher at a boarding school who sexually assaulted a student and had a “dark secret” of possessing images of children being sexually abused has avoided jail. Nick Baldock, who worked at Lancing College, near Worthing, West Sussex, ...

24 Oct 2024 at 15:46

Brianna Ghey was at risk of sexual exploitation, inquest hears

Brianna Ghey was at risk of sexual exploitation as concerns were raised over her use of her mobile phone and social media, an inquest heard. The murdered transgender teenager, 16, had thousands of followers on TikTok and YouTube, ...

25 Oct 2024 at 14:14

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland catfish abuser who drove girl, 12, to suicide to be sentenced today

An online predator from Northern Ireland who drove one of his catfish victims in the US to take her own life is set to be sentenced. Alexander McCartney, 26, has admitted 185 charges involving 70 children, although a court has ...

25 Oct 2024 at 09:27

Prolific catfish abuser who drove girl to suicide jailed for at least 20 years

An online predator who drove one of his catfish victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for at least 20 years. Alexander McCartney, 26, who admitted 185 charges involving 70 children, was given a life sentence ...

25 Oct 2024 at 20:33

Catfish abuser who drove girl, 12, to suicide to be sentenced

25 Oct 2024 at 00:02

Online catfishing abuser believed to have targeted 3,500 victims across world

A Northern Ireland man at the centre of a global web of catfishing, blackmail and sexual abuse is believed by police to have targeted about 3,500 children. From the bedroom of his childhood home near Newry, Alexander ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:07

Crime & Court

Donegal mum cleared on slew of sex offences and cruelty against young daughter

WARNING: Some readers may find some graphic content in the following report upsetting A woman has been found not guilty of a raft of child exploitation, child sexual assault and child cruelty charges relating to her ...

01 Nov 2024 at 13:33

Victim of catfish abuser angry her photo was used to lure others

Victim of catfish abuser describes anger her photo used to lure others

A woman who was abused as a teenager by one of the world’s most prolific catfish abusers has described her anger that he used her photograph to lure other victims. Alexander McCartney, from Newry in Northern ...

11 Nov 2024 at 10:45

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