4 March 2022 08:11 am Views - 1053
A Sri Lankan international student who convinced young girls to send him lewd images and videos before sending the content to their families and friends has been sentenced to 13½ years behind bars by Victoria’s County Court.
The 24 year-old student, faced 25 charges relating to obtaining, possessing, publishing or transmitting child porn or abuse material. He appeared on Wednesday in Victoria’s County Court, where Judge Douglas Trapnell described the accused’s crimes as “inhumane” and referred to his online conversations as “chilling”.
The Sri Lankan national, who is in Australia on a bridging visa while he studies at Deakin University, coerced young girls into sending explicit images and videos. If they failed to comply with his demands for more, the suspect sent the initial material to their families and friends.