{"id":279776,"date":"2025-09-19T18:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/catfish-who-posed-as-teenager-jailed-for-sex-offences-against-dozens-of-children\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:05:20","slug":"catfish-who-posed-as-teenager-jailed-for-sex-offences-against-dozens-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/catfish-who-posed-as-teenager-jailed-for-sex-offences-against-dozens-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Catfish&#8217; who posed as teenager jailed for sex offences against dozens of children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fuoKD71fvN4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Catfish' who posed as teenager jailed for sex offences against dozens of children\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fuoKD71fvN4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexual offences against 41 children who he &quot;catfished&quot; by pretending to be a teenage boy.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Latham deceived the youngsters into believing he was a 14-year-old boy in order to obtain indecent images from them, with a promise of cash or gift cards in return.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old, from Wigan, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court for child sexual offences including rape, blackmail, making indecent images and causing a child to engage in sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/OZwoHTh<\/p>\n<p>#Preston #Crime #UK<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow 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>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>A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexual offences against 41 children who he &quot;catfished&quot; by pretending to be a teenage boy. 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