Karl Davies, a 43-year-old quantity surveyor from the Wirral, targeted the girl, from Cheshire, through Snapchat. He is the first person to be convicted under the Online Safety Act

A married dad-of-two has become the first person in the UK jailed for encouraging a child to self-harm under the new Online Safety Act.

Karl Davies, a 43-year-old quantity surveyor from the Wirral, targeted the girl, from Cheshire, through Snapchat, encouraging her to harm herself before carrying out contact sexual offences. Today he was jailed for 20 years today at Manchester Crown Court.

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