‘Vile’ online groomer is first in UK to be jailed for encouraging a child to self-harm

<p>Karl Davies sentenced to 20 years after sexually abusing 14-year-old girl he had contacted on Discord app</p><p>A “vile and sadistic” online groomer has been jailed for 20 years in a UK legal first for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl he encouraged to self-harm.</p><p>Karl Davies contacted the “extremely vulnerable” schoolgirl on the gaming app Discord and targeted her for months using fake profiles on Snapchat.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/20/online-groomer-first-uk-jailed-encouraging-child-self-harm-karl-davies">Continue reading...</a>