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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 previously been told ...

25 Oct 2024 at 00:02

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

Northern Ireland

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

Northern Ireland

Sex offender who targeted girls online across the UK jailed for 27 years

A prolific sex offender from Northern Ireland, who posed as a teenage boy on Snapchat and Instagram to trap his child victims, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. David John Andrews, 55, was told at Downpatrick Crown Court that he would ...

10 Dec 2024 at 13:39

Northern Ireland

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 ...

25 Oct 2024 at 20:33

Northern Ireland

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 a ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:07

Northern Ireland

‘Brutal child predator’ sentenced to 23 years in prison

A 21-year-old man described by police as a “brutal child predator” is to serve 23 years in prison after being convicted of rape, sexual abuse, blackmail, having indecent images and assault involving three teenage boys. Stephen-Lee ...

07 Mar 2025 at 16:27

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