38-year-old man sexually grooms 13- and 9-year-old girls via Snapchat leading to four-year prison sentence
Summary
A 38-year-old man, Jade Douglas Bingley, posed as a 15-year-old named Josh to message two girls aged 13 and 9 on Snapchat in October 2024. Bingley asked the 13-year-old girl multiple times to send inappropriate pictures, and when she refused, he became upset and persistent. The 9-year-old victim sent him a photo and a video, which he saved on October 7, 2024. The video was classified as category one (the worst category) and the image as category two under the Interpol Baseline Scale. Bingley had a prior criminal history, including two child sexual abuse convictions in Tasmania. He was sentenced to four years in prison, with a parole eligibility date set for after serving two years and three months, and he must comply with sex offender reporting requirements for life.
Incident Details
Harms involving the exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including CSAM and grooming.
Online contact by adults seeking to build trust with minors for exploitation.
Child sexual abuse material — the creation, distribution, or possession of such content.
Sources
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