{"id":191978,"date":"2024-10-25T18:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-online-predator-whose-catfish-abuse-drove-father-daughter-to-take-own-lives-jailed\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T18:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:01:06","slug":"breaking-online-predator-whose-catfish-abuse-drove-father-daughter-to-take-own-lives-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-online-predator-whose-catfish-abuse-drove-father-daughter-to-take-own-lives-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Online predator whose &#8216;catfish&#8217; abuse drove father &amp; daughter to take own lives jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Nxsiw5BWoJQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING: Online predator whose 'catfish' abuse drove father &amp; daughter to take own lives jailed\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nxsiw5BWoJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>WARNING: This report contains contains references to suicide and child sex abuse which readers may find distressing.<\/p>\n<p>An online predator whose abuse led an American girl and her father to take their own lives has been jailed for at least 20 years after the UK&#8217;s largest &#8216;catfishing&#8217; case.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander McCartney, 26, previously admitted 185 charges, including the manslaughter of a girl who took her own life.<\/p>\n<p>Belfast Crown Court heard his victims were aged between 10 and 16 and located in the UK, USA, continental Europe, Australia and New Zealand as Sky&#8217;s David Blevins reports.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been affected by this story and want to talk to someone, you can call the Samaritans free on 116 123 or at jo@samaritans.org<\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/online-predator-whose-catfish-abuse-drove-american-father-and-daughter-to-take-their-own-lives-jailed-13240243<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #usa #uk #australia #newzealand <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>For analysis of world events, tap here for The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: This report contains contains references to suicide and child sex abuse which readers may find distressing. 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