US Edition'Sadistic' online gangs of teen boys targeting children, says crime agency
- Thousands of young users in the UK and other western countries are engaging in harmful chat networks, according to the UK's National Crime Agency.
- The report states that groups share harmful content, normalizing violent behaviors among participants.
- The report describes these online gangs as posing an emerging threat, with reported incidents increasing six-fold from 2022 to 2024.
- Graeme Biggar, Director General of the NCA, noted that young people are being drawn into these sadistic gangs, impacting especially young girls.
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Crime chiefs warn of rise in online gangs abusing victims & sharing vile images
CRIME chiefs have warned of a dramatic rise in sadistic online gangs of teenage boys abusing victims and sharing horrific images. The National Crime Agency said so-called “com networks” increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024 — with cases involving thousands of users and victims. Central NewsRichard Ehiemere of Hackney, East London, is awaiting sentence for offences relating to indecent images of kids[/caption] APToxic teens are also falling …
Threat from teenage boys in ‘sadistic’ online groups surges six-fold, NCA warns
Intelligence shows a rise in ‘com networks’ used by ‘young men who are motivated by status, power, control, misogyny, sexual gratification or an obsession with extreme or violent material’
The 'sadistic' online gangs of teenage boys targeting other children for abuse
The gangs are making extreme violence seem normalised, a report said (Picture: Getty) Thousands of young users in the UK and other western countries have joined twisted chat networks about abusing other children, the UK’s top crime agency warned. In a report publised today, parents were warned that their teens could be part of ‘sadistic and violent’ groups where teens are encouraged to harm themselves or others of the same age or younger. Operat…
Britain facing growing threat from ‘sadistic’ abuse groups fuelling 'peer-on-peer' child abuse
Britain is facing a growing threat from “sadistic” so-called “Com” networks that facilitate peer-on-peer abuse by predominantly teenage boys involving child sexual abuse.Chiefs from the National Crime Agency have issued a warning about the violent online networks amid growing overlap between online radicalisation and serious violence.The agency issued its warning as part of its annual National Strategic Assessment, adding that known reports of t…
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