Hong Kong boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of tricking girls as young as nine into sending nude photos and video
- The suspect traded online weapons for the porn and threatened to make it public unless the girls sent more, police say
- Two computers and three mobile phones seized during raid on his home in Kwun Tong
A 13-year-old schoolboy has been arrested on suspicion of tricking three Hong Kong girls aged between nine and 12 into sending nude photographs or videos in return for online game weapons.
The Form One student allegedly threatened to make public the pornography unless the girls sent him more, Chief Inspector Tai Tze-bun of the police cybersecurity and technology crime bureau said on Thursday.
Officers began investigating the case after receiving reports from the parents of the three girls, who became acquainted with the suspect while playing online games between December 2020 and this March.
“The suspect used different excuses such as offering an online game weapon to lure the victims into taking nude photographs or video and sending it to him,” Tai said.
Officers identified the suspect through his SIM card registration and arrested him during a raid on his home in Kwun Tong at around 5.30pm on Wednesday.
Police seized two computers and three mobile phones. It is understood nude photos were found on some of the devices.