Computer technician used chat site aimed at children to befriend and sexually abuse hundreds of girls

A computer repair technician who used a social media site aimed at young teenagers in order to befriend girls and sexually abuse them over the internet has been jailed in England.

Derek Hutton was sentenced to 10 years today after using the "tween" website Movie Star Planet (MSP) - which allows users to create their own movie star persona - to approach more than 500 girls via the site's chat function.