At home in Ontario and Alberta, the two young Canadian girls felt they had no choice: perform sexual acts on camera – in one case involving a pet dog – or face terrible consequences. They were convinced a man they met online would hurt them or their families or humiliate them over the internet if they failed to do his bidding. But on Thursday that Swedish man was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting the girls in Canada and two other foreign countries entirely over the internet, a unique prosecution that involved no physical contact between the assailant and his victims. Rape in Swedish law can include intercourse, or a violation of sexual integrity considered equally severe. A Kingston, Ont., man was convicted in 2008 of blackmailing several girls to perform sex acts over the Internet.

Source: National Post November 30, 2017 15:21 UTC