14-year jail term for prolific paedophile

A prolific paedophile who used the internet to target and blackmail young girls all over the world has been jailed in a case described as one of the worst the courts have ever seen.

14-year jail term for prolific paedophile

The “sadistic exploitation” conducted by Robert Hunter, of Middlesbrough, was so extensive an international operation through Interpol was sparked. This came after the 35-year-old had used Facebook, Skype and MSN to abuse girls as young as nine from across Europe, Asia, Canada and the US. He would also pose as singer Justin Bieber in an attempt to convince the girls to expose themselves and perform sex acts on a webcam.

Teesside Crown Court heard that, after being arrested in Dec 2012, he continued to target children and this resulted in a girl from Tasmania eventually contacting police.

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