Trial begins against Ukrainian online sexual abuser

A court in Česká Lípa, in northern Bohemia, on Tuesday began hearing the case of a Ukrainian citizen accused of sexually abusing 118 underage girls on the internet; his youngest victim was eight years old. According to the prosecution, the man approached the girls on the internet, asking asked them for photos and inviting them to have sex with him. He also masturbated in front of the web camera. If convicted, the man faces up to eight years in jail.

Author: Jan Richter