"An abhorrent Snapchat predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl and exploiting dozens of others in one of the UK's biggest online child sexual abuse investigations. Stuart Latham, 22, is believed to have solicited explicit images from hundreds of girls, most aged between 11 and 13, on social media over the space of a year. Latham was under investigation on suspicion of raping a 12-year-old girl when he obtained many of the 4,000 indecent images found on his devices."
"More than 1,000 images were Category A the most serious kind which includes sadistic sexual acts or activity with animals. DS Simon France, of Greater Manchester police (GMP), said Latham was one of the most dangerous offenders he had encountered in 14 years investigating sexual offences. He said potentially hundreds of young girls had been exploited by the abhorrent Latham."
Stuart Latham, 22, solicited explicit images from hundreds of girls, mostly aged 11–13, through Snapchat and other social media over about a year. Investigators found around 4,000 indecent images on his devices, including over 1,000 Category A images involving sadistic acts or animals. Latham admitted 49 offences relating to at least 41 victims, eight unidentified, and raped a 12-year-old. He posed as a 15-year-old named Josh, sent mass messages, offered money, and threatened to leak images when victims refused. Greater Manchester Police described him as highly dangerous and appealed for other potential victims to come forward.
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