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A 20-year-old predator, Ben Dodd, has been sentenced for a chilling campaign of online manipulation and blackmail targeting teenage girls as young as 14. He groomed victims through fake friendships, coerced explicit content, and threatened to expose them—sometimes demanding constant contact or withholding payments. His tactics were calculated, not impulsive, and left deep psychological scars. Despite pleading age and ADHD as mitigating factors, the court emphasized his predatory pattern and handed him a suspended two-year youth detention, community service, and a decade-long Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Authorities are now urging any other victims to come forward—they’re not alone.

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