A 14-year-old boy met a 9-year-old girl in a mobile game chat room, and offered game weapons to induce the girl to take nude photos.
Later, the girl's parents disclosed the incident, believing the situation was serious, and called the police for help. After investigation, the police arrested the boy involved on suspicion of "promoting children under the age of 16 to produce pornographic materials".
It is understood that the victim and the arrested person met while playing the mobile game "Fifth Personality", and similar cases have occurred in the game in the past.
"Fifth Personality" was launched in July 2018 as an escape game.
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Tuen Mun Police District Criminal Investigation Team 5th Inspector Fok Kwok Lam said the victim was a 9-year-old girl and the arrested person was a 14-year-old boy.
The police received a report from a parent in early July this year, saying that several indecent photos and videos of selfies were found on the mobile phone of her 9-year-old daughter. pretexts, such as providing in-game weapons, equipment, etc., to induce girls to send indecent photos or videos.
The girl was lured by a free virtual gaming gear and sent photos and videos on social media to a stranger she met through an online mobile game.
With the assistance of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, Tuen Mun Police District officers identified a suspect and arrested a 14-year-old boy at a residence in Tai Po District yesterday afternoon (4th) and seized a mobile phone.
The arrested boy and the victim did not know each other and had never met. He has been released on bail pending investigation.
Huo Zhaolin reminded that many cases involving child pornography started with online games.
Online games encourage players to interact, exchange game strategies, and team up to win upgraded equipment or weapons. Children with immature minds will fall into online traps because they meet bad guys.
Parents, teachers and social workers should pay more attention to children’s participation in online games and remind them not to meet friends online, respond to pornographic or sexual conversations, expose on camera or provide indecent photos and videos, and accept gifts from netizens Or meet alone, share personal information or family information, and never offer money to others. If you suspect criminal elements are involved, you should immediately notify an adult and call the police for help.
Tuen Mun Police District Criminal Investigation Team 5th Inspector Fok Cho Lam explained the case.
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In the past, some people have used the popular mobile game "Fifth Personality" to contact girls and take the opportunity to ask for indecent photos.
In April last year, a 13-year-old boy was also arrested in a similar case.
The facts of the case allege that the boy met 3 girls between the ages of 9 and 12 in an online game, and on the pretext of providing weapons, equipment, etc. in the game, induced the victim to take nude photos or videos, but after receiving the photos Instead of sending game weapons or equipment to the victim, he threatened the victim with more nude photos or videos by publishing the clips. The victim called the police for help, and the police arrested the 13-year-old boy after investigation.