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30-year-old male IG threatens two girls to request nude photos and videos for 5 months

2021-05-08T23:41:29.142Z


The 30-year-old unemployed man who used the social media Instagram (IG) to find prey. Since the end of last year, he has contacted 2 girls aged 8 and 10 with a private message function, threatening to send them out of ordinary photos in their IG accounts.


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Written by: Yang Wanting and Yu Ruijing

2021-05-07 20:02

Last update date: 2021-05-07 20:05

The 30-year-old unemployed man who used the social media Instagram (IG) to find prey. Since the end of last year, he has contacted 2 girls aged 8 and 10 with a private message function, threatening to send them out of ordinary photos in their IG accounts. Released and asked them to take selfie photos and videos to him many times within 5 months.

The two girls were panicked and worried that the photos would be forwarded, so they had to obey the instructions. At first, the suspect only asked for a normal selfie. Later, after getting into the distance, the girls were asked to provide more revealing or indecent photos. The girls had no choice but to follow the instructions under the coercion. Expose short videos and photos to the other party.

Until one of the girl’s mothers found a nude photo while checking her mobile phone, she exposed the incident, called the police and arrested the man involved.

The police arrested a 30-year-old male suspect.

(Photo by Yu Ruijing)

Inspector Leung Kwun-ho of the fifth team of the Criminal Investigation Team of Tuen Mun Police District said that the police received a report from a woman on Wednesday (5th) evening, saying that during the inspection of the 8-year-old daughter’s mobile phone, she found multiple selfies of her daughter. Indecent photos, after repeated questioning, the daughter pointed out that between December 2020 and April 2021, she and another 10-year-old girl were intimidated by unknown netizens on social media. At the request of the other party, two girls provided them with Self-timed nude photos and videos.

The family was very nervous and immediately called the police for help.

As the case involved a minor victim, the Tuen Mun Police District attached great importance to the case. After in-depth investigation and intelligence analysis, the Criminal Investigation Team of Tuen Mun Police District identified a man involved in the case and took action last night (6th) in Yuen Long. A 30-year-old unemployed local man was arrested in a housing estate in the district on suspicion of "criminal intimidation" and "using, procuring or providing people under the age of 18 to produce pornographic materials" and seized a mobile phone.

During the operation, the police also discovered that the suspect was driving an electric bicycle on the pavement and was suspected of "driving without a license", "driving without an approved protective helmet", "driving without a third insurance," "driving an unlicensed vehicle" Arrested.

The suspect is being detained by the police for investigation.

The suspect had worked as a casual worker and is now reported to be unemployed.

Inspector Leung Kwun Ho, the fifth team of the Criminal Investigation Team of Tuen Mun Police District, explained the case.

(Photo by Yu Ruijing)

The police investigation found that the suspect, as a netizen, was looking for a young girl on social media, and after locking the target, he used the private messaging function to get in touch with the other party, falsely claiming that the information posted by the girl on social media, including photos, would be forwarded to other places. Threatening girls to provide indecent photos.

At first, the suspect would only ask the victim girl to provide a simple selfie. Later, the situation will be intensified and the victim will be required to provide more revealing or indecent photos.

After repeated requests, the victimized girl eventually provided nude short videos and photos to the other party. The girl had to cooperate with the suspect's request when she was worried that the indecent photos would flow out.

The police believe that due to the epidemic, more children stay at home, which greatly increases the time to use social media. Suspects or lawbreakers have the opportunity to find children through social media, and take advantage of children’s immature mentality and the mentality of believing adults. Thus threatening the victim to provide indecent photos.

This incident is fortunate for the parents to find out and report to the police as soon as possible, so that the police can quickly arrest the suspect and prevent the incident from getting worse.

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