An Afghan man who posed as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat to groom and rape a 13-year-old girl in Nottingham, England, has been jailed.
An Afghan man who posed as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat to groom and rape a 13-year-old girl in Nottingham, England, has been jailed. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Abdul Khan, an Afghan asylum seeker believed to be 28, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison at Nottingham Crown Court after being convicted of grooming and twice raping a 13-year-old girl. He will theoretically be subject to automatic deportation to Afghanistan after serving two-thirds of his term, but the British government does not currently return Afghans to their homeland, even if they are subject to deportation orders. DETAIL: Khan arrived in Britain hidden in the back of a truck in 2015 and claimed a false date of birth in his asylum application. Using the…Open
A 28-year-old asylum seeker is on trial for allegedly posing as a teenager on Snapchat to groom and rape a 13-year-old schoolgirl, with DNA evidence reportedly linking him to the crime.
A 28-year-old asylum seeker is on trial for allegedly posing as a teenager on Snapchat to groom and rape a 13-year-old schoolgirl, with DNA evidence reportedly linking him to the crime . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Abdul Khan, 28, is standing trial at Nottingham Crown Court facing nine charges, including rape , sexual communication with a child, and meeting a child following grooming , all of which he denies. Prosecutors say the asylum seeker posed as a 14-year-old named “Abs” on Snapchat and befriended a 13-year-old Nottingham schoolgirl who told him she was also 14. DETAIL: After exchanging messages, they met at a tram stop on May 14 last year, with the girl surprised that the Afghan’s appearance did not match the photos…Open
West Virginia Republican Del. David Elliott Pritt was charged with sexual assault after investigators said he allegedly used Snapchat to engage with a teenage student.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios Americans are spending less time hanging out than they were 20 years ago — and the trend cuts across every generation, Axios' Erica Pandey writes from new American Time Use Survey data . Why it matters: It's a fundamental shift in the way we live our lives that has implications for everything from what we believe to how long we live . By the numbers: Average time spent socializing per day has fallen from 45 to 35 minutes over the last 20 years. - The decline is steepest among young people: 15- to 24-year-olds went from spending an hour a day hanging out with others to 35 minutes. Between the lines: Sociologists and psychologists point to several trends driving this…
The British Government has announced a ban on social media access for children under the age of 16, which will force anonymous adult users to give up their identity.
The British Government has unveiled plans to ban under-16s from accessing social media platforms, jeopardizing online anonymity and raising concerns about the effectiveness of such measures. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British Government has announced a ban on social media access for children under the age of 16, which will force anonymous adult users to give up their identity. KEY QUOTE: “A full ban is the right choice… I am not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children,” said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a press conference on Monday. IMPACT: Crucially, the ban will require adults to upload ID to use social media to prove that they are aged 16 or over, ending online privacy. Social media…Open
The ban would apply to Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The law would also apply to livestreaming and communications through a wider range of online usage, including gaming sites.