Shocking case: 33-year-old tries to abuse eight-year-olds online

Shocking case: 33-year-old tries to abuse eight-year-olds online

In a shocking case of cyber-grooming, a 33-year-old man is now serving a prison sentence after coercing an eight-year-old student into sexual acts. The incident occurred in May when the defendant was communicating with the child on Snapchat. Loud Volksblatt He posed as a 19-year-old and was able to get the student to take intimate pictures and videos and send them to him. The parents became aware of the dangerous chats after the student's brother flagrantly intervened while communicating on Snapchat.

The man initially arranged meetings with the child, but this plan was quickly thwarted by the mother's quick reaction. She discovered the disturbing messages and informed the police. At the hearing before the Vienna lay judges' court, the defendant, who cited mental illness, admitted that he had consumed alcohol and drugs in the past. Despite his excuses, the jury decided to sentence him to two years and four months in prison The press reported.

Condemnation and responsibility

The court found that the defendant's conduct constituted serious sexual abuse. He also has to pay the girl 5,000 euros in compensation. Despite his confession that he was “into women his age,” the judge was clear and exposed the contradiction between his statements and his criminal behavior. “This is not what is called schizophrenia, but pedophilia,” noted the associate judge, noting that the accused man had no evidence of medical treatment.