Post by Carl LaFong on Dec 8, 2021 17:33:53 GMT
.. with a rusty spoon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-59581832
An "exceptionally dangerous predator" targeted almost 2,000 victims to amass images of degrading sexual acts before selling the images to paedophiles.
Abdul Elahi was described as being "in a league of his own" in terms of the scale of his online offending.
Some women were blackmailed into abusing a baby or a sibling, with Elahi offering to pay off their debts.
Elahi, 26, formerly of Allcroft Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, is due to be sentenced later.
He previously admitted 158 charges committed against 72 complainants.
It is believed he tried to exploit victims in 34 countries, with more than 500 from the UK and almost 2,000 identified altogether in the UK and US.
At the start of the sentencing hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday, it was said Elahi juggled many potential victims at any one time, using a fake persona to pose as a wealthy stockbroker offering financial assistance.
The prosecution called him an "exceptionally dangerous predator."
"The whole persona, the whole arrangement, was a sham from the very beginning," prosecutor Adrian Langdale QC said.
"He simply, it would appear, saw his victims as a way of making money. Victims were targeted day after day, with no let-up from Mr Elahi."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-59581832
An "exceptionally dangerous predator" targeted almost 2,000 victims to amass images of degrading sexual acts before selling the images to paedophiles.
Abdul Elahi was described as being "in a league of his own" in terms of the scale of his online offending.
Some women were blackmailed into abusing a baby or a sibling, with Elahi offering to pay off their debts.
Elahi, 26, formerly of Allcroft Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, is due to be sentenced later.
He previously admitted 158 charges committed against 72 complainants.
It is believed he tried to exploit victims in 34 countries, with more than 500 from the UK and almost 2,000 identified altogether in the UK and US.
At the start of the sentencing hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday, it was said Elahi juggled many potential victims at any one time, using a fake persona to pose as a wealthy stockbroker offering financial assistance.
The prosecution called him an "exceptionally dangerous predator."
"The whole persona, the whole arrangement, was a sham from the very beginning," prosecutor Adrian Langdale QC said.
"He simply, it would appear, saw his victims as a way of making money. Victims were targeted day after day, with no let-up from Mr Elahi."
