Alexander McCartney, a 26-year-old online predator from Ireland who allegedly carried out catfishing attacks on over 3,000 girls around the world, has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.
A 'relentless and cruel' online predator who blackmailed girls around the world was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison on Friday after being convicted of the manslaughter of a victim who took her own life. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Alexander McCartney, from Newry in Northern Ireland, pretended to be a teenage girl and carried out catfishing attacks on 3,500 female victims he contacted on platforms including Snapchat.
Catfishing is using a fake online identity to deceive victims. Authorities said McCartney encouraged his victims to send intimate photos or engage in sex acts, then extorted them by threatening to share the images. A 12-year-old in West Virginia killed herself in May 2018 during an online chat with McCartney as he demanded sex acts. The victim’s father died by suicide 18 months later.
Detective Chief Superintendent Eamonn Corrigan of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said outside court that McCartney was a 'relentless and cruel' pedophile. 'We cannot underestimate the devastation that he has caused and the childhoods he has stolen,' the officer said. 'There was nothing that was going to stop him, apart from putting him in jail.'
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