Man jailed for grooming at least 70 girls online
Bilal Kazi, a 27-year-old student, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for grooming at least 70 girls online. He used fake identities on social media platforms to manipulate minors into sending sexually explicit content.
Why it matters
The case highlights the severe risks of online grooming and the long-term psychological trauma inflicted on victims by digital predators.
Image source, Cheshire Police Image caption, Bilal Kazi, 27, tricked his victims, who were from across the UK, into sending images
A man who groomed at least 70 girls and manipulated them into sending sexually explicit videos and images of themselves has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Bilal Kazi, 27, targeted his victims - aged between 10 and 17 - using apps including Snapchat, Wink and Roblox between August 2021 and August 2025.
Kazi, a student from India who was studying at the University of Chester, posed as a 14-year-old white British teenage boy and made his victims believe they were in a relationship with him.
He was jailed after pleading guilty to 37 charges including making indecent images, blackmail and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
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