Teenage Predator Coerced Girls Online | Leeds News

Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 10, 2026 · 2m

A 17-year-old from Leeds, Justin Swaddle, has been sentenced to two years in prison for orchestrating a chilling online grooming ring that coerced over 100 young girls into sexual acts and self-harm. Using aliases like Epstein and Rugen across platforms like Snapchat and Telegram, he led a global “Com” group obsessed with shock value, not profit. Victims as young as 13 were targeted, manipulated through fear and threats—some even carved his name into their bodies. His devices held graphic evidence, including images of self-harm marked with his usernames and child abuse material. With…