Paedophile used Snapchat to incite young girls into sexual acts – The Worcester News

A “predatory” paedophile used Snapchat to incite young girls to carry out sexual acts. Michael Farney, 51 and of Michael Crescent Malvern, has been jailed for 24 sexual offences against children, with his youngest victim being just six years old. Police said Farney used the image-sharing social media platform to share indecent images and videos of himself, before convincing them to carry out sexual acts themselves. He would then record videos of these interactions on Snapchat, to watch at a later date. 40 indecent images of children were found on his phone, including six category A images, which are the worst kind. READ MORE: Paedophile jailed after admitting 24 sexual offences against children as young as six Officers from West Mercia Police’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET) became aware of Farney in March 2026 after his online account was linked to online communications with a 14-year-old online. He was rearrested in April after checks of his phone uncovered hundreds of online conversations and video calls with young girls. Last month, he entered guilty pleas to all 24 charges at Worcester Crown Court. On Thursday, he appeared in court again, where he was sentences to nine years and 4 months.
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