He contacted his victims on messaging applications, and when they complied with his requests, he threatened to publish what they had sent him on YouTube unless they kept providing material. During that period, 470 boys and young men, ages 9 to 18, were abused. The authorities found more than 16,000 sexually explicit films of victims on the suspect’s computer. “He has realized what he has done to his victims and what a burden he has been to society,” she said. Ms. Laerum said any appeal, which has to be lodged within two weeks, would be based on the length of the sentence.

Source: New York Times June 30, 2019 15:45 UTC