Italian police have arrested a Milan
man in his 30s for allegedly pretending to be a 14-year-old in
order to groom girls via Whatsapp, daily newspaper Il Giorno
reported on Friday.
The suspect allegedly used this ruse to get 26 girls aged
10-to-13 to strip naked for him and engage in online sexual
activities.
Investigators reportedly found many nude photos of the suspect's
victims on his computer.
The probe stemmed from a complaint filed by the parents of one
of the girls, the report said.
The suspect is accused of sexual violence, with the young age of
the victims an aggravating factors, and possession of child
pornography.
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