{"id":17156,"date":"2024-08-27T05:03:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=17156"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:03:49","slug":"university-student-arrested-how-dubai-police-catch-online-child-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/university-student-arrested-how-dubai-police-catch-online-child-predators\/","title":{"rendered":"University student arrested: How Dubai Police catch online child predators"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/university-student-arrested-how-dubai-police-catch-online-child-predators-1.103727881\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/01\/10\/Online-gaming-violence-_18cf3b92229_medium.jpg\" data-sections=\"uae,crime\" data-authors=\"Abdulla Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" id=\"1.103727881\">\n<header>\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/01\/10\/Online-gaming-violence-_18cf3b92229_medium.jpg\" alt=\"Online gaming violence \"><br \/>\n            <\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n                According to Dubai Police, the suspect used a popular online game to entice victims into sharing private images, offering a combination of money and in-game rewards.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"image-credit\">Image Credit: Photo for illustrative purposes only. Pexels.<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>DUBAI: The arrest of a university student with a collection of \u201cprivate photos\u201d of children has exposed the disturbing tactics of an online predator.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>According to Dubai Police, the suspect used a popular online game to entice victims into sharing private images, offering a combination of money and in-game rewards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The incident came to light when a child told his mother about being offered money for private photos by someone in the game\u2019s chat room.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va23xpxEFeXuMgVqck3B\">Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The mother immediately filed a report through the Electronic Investigations Department\u2019s eCrime platform, leading to the suspect\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Around 200 photos of children were found in his possession, shocking the family of the accused.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Police believe he intended to use these photos for blackmail or harassment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3>Criminal offence<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Colonel Saeed Al Hajri, director of the Cybercrime Department at the General Department of Criminal Investigations, stated that the mere possession of child pornography materials is a criminal offence both inside and outside the UAE, as those involved are classified as potential offenders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>\u201cThe law is clear, and there is absolutely no justification for this disturbing behaviour&#8230; Dubai Police do not tolerate this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The arrest of the university student is just one of three made by Dubai Police so far this year for the crime of possessing child pornography materials.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Al Hajri added that these crimes are interconnected, and the possession of child pornography materials reflects a behavioural defect, with perpetrators globally seen as potential threats to children.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3>Specialised team<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The official noted that criminals are increasingly using the Internet to threaten, bully and share harmful pictures of children.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_3\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_3\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Dubai Police have established a specialised team to combat online crimes involving child victims. The team is staffed by professionals skilled in dealing with these offences. Al Hajri mentioned that the Anti-Rumours and Cybercrime Law includes deterrent provisions for these practices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3>Preventive measures<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>He stressed that the absence of family supervision, lack of a positive atmosphere at home, or exposure to violence can make children more vulnerable to online predators. He highlighted preventive steps, such as educating children to be cautious in dealing with strangers online and ensuring parents strengthen their relationship with their children based on trust and friendship.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Dubai Police recently joined an international team established by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to combat online crimes against children, involving police agencies from 13 countries. The team uses the latest monitoring and follow-up programmes and has established a joint international database for maximum cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_4\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_4\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>What the law saysThe Decree-Law on Combating Rumours and Cybercrimes now uses the term \u201cchildren\u201d instead of \u201cjuveniles\u201d to describe crimes affecting this group. Anyone who incites, seduces or assists a child to broadcast, prepare or send pornographic material using an information network or any information technology means shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than two years and a fine of Dh250,000-Dh1 million, or either of these penalties.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The child victim shall not be held criminally liable for any acts committed due to incitement and seduction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Additionally, anyone who intentionally possesses child pornographic materials using an electronic information system, an information network, a website or any information technology means shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than six months and a fine of not less than Dh150,000 and not exceeding Dh1 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-nl-wrap\" list=\"211\" title=\"Sign up for the Daily Briefing\" byline=\"Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox.\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_TextAd\/gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [728,90] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Report University student arrested: How Dubai Police catch online child predators Popular online game was being used to entice young victims into sharing private images Published:\u00a0 August 07, 2024 09:25 Abdulla Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor Follow us According to Dubai Police, the suspect used a popular online game to entice victims into sharing private [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17286,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17156\/revisions\/17286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}