The 26-year-old catfish abuser from Newry was sentenced to life imprisonment in October
In October 2024, the 26-year-old from Newry was sentenced to life imprisonment for convictions including manslaughter, child sexual offences and blackmail.
"We’ve protected their identities, but allowed their testimony to be heard in a shocking and important account of online predation and its effects." Detective Sergeant Neil McInnes, who led the investigation for the PSNI and uncovered the evidence from McCartney’s devices, spoke of the exchanges between ‘Emily’ and McCartney.
In 2021 Cimarron’s family were contacted by PSNI and told of McCartney’s involvement. Peggy added: “It gave us an answer to what we had been wanting – a reason why she took her life.” ‘Violet’, from Virginia Beach, United States was ‘catfished’ and then abused by McCartney at age 12 in 2018. Her concerns were reported to a police officer based in her school, prompting the involvement of the US Department of Homeland Security.
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