Prison sentences of 8 convicted of sexual exploitation cases for children

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court issued rulings on convicting eight defendants of sexual exploitation crimes of children via the Internet, after luring them through electronic gaming platforms and social media sites, and their seduction to send pornography, in addition to possessing and exchange of inappropriate content for children.

The sentences issued in prison ranged between three and 15 years, and with financial fines that reached one million dirhams, with the confiscation of phones and devices used to commit crimes, depriving the convicts in the future of the future information network, and closing their electronic accounts related to these crimes, with the deportation of the state for three convicts after the implementation of the punishment.

The rulings of conviction came after extensive investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution in Abu Dhabi, following the monitoring of suspicious activities via the Internet and cases of electronic exploitation targeting the category of minors, to issue an order to arrest and bring the accused and summon them for the investigation, as they admitted to committing the crimes attributed to them, while the technical examinations of their electronic devices proved the presence of pornographic materials belonging to children, obtained and circulated through technical means Information.

According to the results of the investigations, the Public Prosecution referred the accused to the competent criminal court, whose rulings were issued to condemn all the accused in these cases in accordance with the applicable laws.

For its part, the Abu Dhabi Prosecution warned community members against communicating with unknown persons through social media, or providing them with any data, information or personal photos that may be used in electronic blackmail.

Parents also urged to follow their children and make them aware of the danger of accepting friendships by unknown people through websites, social media platforms and electronic games, or sharing their photos and personal data, and making them aware of how to behave when falling into the trap of extortion.