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Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion
Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed blackmailed 286 people - majority of them children - from 20 countries.
"The callous disregard this man had for his victims around the world and their distress, humiliation and fear make it one of the most horrific sextortion cases prosecuted in Australia," said Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner David McLean. When handing down her sentence on Tuesday, Judge Amanda Burrows said Rasheed's offence was of such magnitude there was "no comparable case" in the country, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The court heard Rasheed had been involved in misogynistic "incel" communities online, and on several occasions had invited other people - in one case as many as 98 - to watch the distressing acts on a livestream.
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