Police Scotland joins hunt for online gangs coercing children into self-harm
Detectives from Police Scotland have joined international efforts against networks known as 'The Com', which manipulate and blackmail children — mostly girls aged 11–17 — into harming themselves. So far there has been one arrest in Scotland, while a number of sentences have been handed down in England. Detectives from Police Scotland have joined international efforts against networks known as 'The Com', which manipulate and blackmail children — mostly girls aged 11–17 — into harming themselves. So far there has been one arrest in Scotland, while a series of sentences have been handed down in England.
Aziz Karimov