Victim of catfish abuser Alexander McCartney describes anger her photo used to lure others

McCartney, from Newry, who drove one of his victims in the US to take her own life, was jailed for at least 20 years at a Belfast court last month
Victim of catfish abuser Alexander McCartney describes anger her photo used to lure others

Alexander McCartney, from Newry in Northern Ireland, was jailed for a minimum of 20 years at Belfast Crown Court last month (PSNI/PA)

A woman who was abused as a teenager by one of the world’s most prolific catfish abusers has described her anger that he used her photograph to lure other victims.

Alexander McCartney, from Newry in Northern Ireland, who drove one of his victims in the US to take her own life, was jailed for at least 20 years at a Belfast court last month.

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