Twelve-year-old Cimarron Thomas took her own life in May 2018 rather than comply with McCartney
An online predator who drove one of his catfish victims in the US to take her own life has today been jailed for at least 20 years.
Handing down a life sentence to McCartney, Mr Justice O’Hara said he must serve 20 years in jail before he can be considered for release. He stood up as Mr Justice O’Hara handed down a life sentence, looked briefly at the judge and then down towards the floor. "There were young girls, with younger siblings, all over the world, whose childhoods have been scarred by this defendant. In many cases that fact may not be known to their adult carers.”
“Even if I am wrong in that however, I find that in the circumstances of this case any mitigation would be minimal. The fact is that even in his own case, the sadism that he showed to others far exceeds any specific or identified abuse alleged to have been inflicted on him.
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