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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 with a minimum term by ...

25 Oct 2024 at 20:33

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 Ireland, who drove one of his victims ...

11 Nov 2024 at 10:45

One of world’s most prolific catfish offenders bowed his head during sentencing

One of the world’s most prolific catfish bowed his head in the dock of a Northern Ireland court as just a sample of his offending against young girls was referenced. Alexander McCartney, appearing younger than his 26 years in person, gave ...

25 Oct 2024 at 16:50

Family of girl, 12, driven to death by Alexander McCartney tell of devastation

The family of a 12-year-old American girl who took her own life while being blackmailed by Alexander McCartney have told of their devastation over her death. In May 2018, Cimarron Thomas from West Virginia killed herself after refusing ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:08

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 McCartney created ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:07

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

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 00:02

PSNI ‘did not have capacity’ to manage risk posed by catfish killer Alexander McCartney

Police cybercrime units in Northern Ireland did not have the capacity or capability to effectively manage the risk posed by a prolific online predator who drove one of his victims to take her own life, a Police Ombudsman ...

10 Nov 2025 at 17:30

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

25 Oct 2024 at 09:27

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