Man posed as teen online to get boys to send him indecent pictures and then blackmailed them

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA “predatory” man posed as a teenage girl on social media to get dozens of young boys to send him indecent pictures before blackmailing them.Jay Lang, 24, whose victims potentially numbered in the hundreds, also sexually abused one of the boys, which led the child to multiple suicide attempts, Basildon Crown Court was told.Lang, of Canvey Island, Essex, set up accounts on Snapchat and Instagram under a pseudonym, claiming to be a 16-year-old girl. He then targeted boys aged between 11 to 16, getting them to send him explicit images of themselves before he blackmailed them into sending more or paying him money.He was jailed for 21 years for his crimes on Friday.Jay Lang, 24, whose victims potentially numbered in the hundreds, during his police interview (Essex Police/PA Wire)Marc Brown, prosecuting, said the 24-year-old struck up flirtatious and later sexually explicit conversations, which led to him inciting his victims to send indecent videos and photos of themselves.The prosecutor said that “unbeknown to each of the victims” the defendant was using a screen-recording app on his
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