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Police Scotland investigation under way after girl, 8, targeted in sextortion plot

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A police investigation is under way after an eight-year-old girl was targeted in a sextortion plot. Parents at an Edinburgh primary school have been warned to check their children's social media accounts amid reports of a predator impersonating pupils on Snapchat.

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The Herald ScotlandThe Herald Scotland

Swinney warns of sextortion ‘evil’ after predator targets eight-year-old in Edinburgh

John Swinney has condemned sextortion as “an evil in our society” after an Edinburgh school warned that a predator had targeted an eight-year-old girl on Snapchat. Parents were urged to monitor their children’s online activity as police launched an investigation.

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sky News UKSky News UK

Police Scotland investigation under way after girl, 8, targeted in sextortion plot

Parents at the school are being urged to check their children's social media accounts amid reports of a predator impersonating pupils on Snapchat.

·United Kingdom
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BBC NewsBBC News

Warning after girl, eight, victim of sextortion in Edinburgh

Parents at Gilmerton Primary are warned about a person impersonating pupils on Snapchat.

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Daily RecordDaily Record

Mum's horror as daughter, 8, among Scots pupils targeted in sextortion plot

The little girl sent explicit images to who she thought was a fellow pupil.

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Sextortion evil in society, says Swinney as police probe case of girl, 8

Parents at a primary school in Edinburgh have been warned that a person has been impersonating pupils on social media platform Snapchat.

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The Scottish SunThe Scottish Sun

Schoolgirl victim of sextortion at Scots primary by fiend impersonating pupils

A SCOTS schoolgirl was targeted in a sextortion plot by a fiend impersonating pupils.The eight-year-old, who attends Gilmerton Primary in Edinburgh, w

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Daily Record broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
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