fr do they expect someone like that to come out of prison where no treatment was provided and expect him to not re-offend when he has proven time and time again he will? what a pos and i hope all the inmates and guards know exactly what he did
Thank you for covering this topic. My daughter was groomed online for 3 years. From the age of 13 to 16. She was also blackmailed. She never got justice as the police wouldn't investigate due to the 'expense' 😡 This is why i joined an online child protection team. Some call us paedophile hunters, some call us vigilantes. I will fight for all the other kids out there and get them justice. These vile beasts do not deserve to breathe the same air as our beautiful wonderful children 💜
The DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions)seem to be very selective in the cases they decide to proceed with to prosecution. Victims have to present an air tight case doing all the hard work before police will even consider submitting to DPP for consideration. Imo the system is stacked against the victim from the start for political/financial reasons irrespective of justice being served.
How Emma doesn’t have 1 million subscribers blows my mind. The quality and heart she puts into the cases that she covers is unparalleled by any other podcast.
Have you come across Kimbyrleigha? It amazes me how detailed her videos are and how much she focuses on the victims in absolutely every case. Two great channels!
Sometimes TH-cam will purposely hide creators videos if they deem them too outspoken, I feel like this has happened with Emma because Elenor Neale mentions Emma (how inspired she is by her) quite a bit on her channel and you'd think some of Elenor's millions of subscribers would jump to this channel too. TH-cam does it to certain music artists too.
I heard of this story and thought wtf is this world coming to? I watched this video and I’m going to my daughter’s school in the morning to speak to safeguarding staff , I’m going to ask them to watch this and do an assembly about this . I believe it is all of our responsibility to keep kids safe
Parents like yourself are the future, doing the work that’s needed for change. Hats off to you, don’t let anyone silence you and thank you for your action and conviction. What great integrity you have x
If u notice lately, a lot of blokes r not getting banged up for dodgy images of kids!!! Yes its true!!!! U duck duck ago it!!!! Not google because its shit!!!😂
Emma, your appeal to speak to kids about their safety gave me goosebumps!! I had to rewind and watch it again. If only my mum said something like that to me when I was a teenager!!
Victim count is is so big, and yet none of them felt comfortable to communicate with their parents / careers to share what they are going thru.. It's heartbreaking!
Was thinking the Same Thing. Very happy my older Teenage daughter came and told us, when some asshole groomed her for Pictures on instagram and she sent him some. Went straight to the Police.
@ladycyanide4952 my teenage son (just turned 16 at the time) is in a group chat with loads of other kids. He noticed some questionable chats and decided to reach out to individuals and find out what was going on. A guy posing as an 18 year old was asking girls as young as 12/13 for explicit images and sending them himself. My kid managed to get him blocked from the chat, gathered all evidence and contacted the police. When he told me I couldn't have been prouder of him. He just kept saying that could have been his little sister and he was so worried for them.
Thank you Emma, so weird I had read about this case and did exactly that, I told my son no matter what I'll always help him, no matter what, or how scared he might be to tell me something, I'll always love him and help him figure things out because this stuff scared the crap out of me. Thank you so much for your coverage of this case x I also got him to watch your video on Lewis Daynes with me. I think that video should be shown in high schools and this one
Yes. What you just said 👏🏻👏🏻 On every point. Lewis Daynes, it used to scare me that my lad would end up with ‘mates’ like him (He’s autistic and trusts people too much)
I'm a Secondary teacher in Scotland and I wish schools would do so much more in terms of education and awareness. Growing up in the 90s we were taught the dangers of smoking and taking ecstasy. The danger is so much scarier now and I don't feel like we do enough in school. My children are only 6 and 3 but I will absolutely have these conversations.
It makes my skin crawl ( coming from the area) that you might just come across people like this in a casual scenario and have no idea you've just crossed evil
I’m a silent watcher and Patreon member from ni but I couldn’t stay silent on this one. Emma your true compassion for the victims is so beautifully real just as your justified hatred for these perpetrators. Thank you for all you do for us watchers but also for the victims and their families because you give emotion through the screen that is palpable and needed on both sides of all your cases. Thanks again for showing us the reality of horror and evil monsters with such grace for those affected x
I saw Danielle Kirsty made a video covering him and now I see that you’re covering this monster! I can’t wait to see your spin on the story and give justice to the many victims
I enjoy watching different presenters spins on certain stories. Always enjoy Emma's the best as I find her interpretations of the psychological side and her extensive knowledge of mental health issues so fascinating.
I have told all my children that I promise to never get angry when they tell me the truth no matter how bad they think it is and if maybe it is the exact oppositr to what I have told them. I made sure to say that we all makes mistakes and I am here to help them out, not getting angry at them for being human. I also said that I might not like what I get to hear and maybe I will need a 5 minute break to collect myself and then we will solve whatever it is together. Who will stand by them in the worst moments if not their mother? ❤
Thank you for covering this to keep Simarron and her father's memory alive and highlighting the dangers the Internet can pose. It's absolutely disgusting that he was able to do this for so long, to so many children. The police incompetence is outrageous! I've watched many of your videos and this genuinely makes me shake with rage and disgust.
if he gets released, UK’s BIGGEST PREDATOR is not a tittle you want to go to prison with, i will be surprized if he even survives to see the light of day
Schools should have compulsory lessons on what this type of child sex cyber crime is, and what they need to do to protect themselves. This information should also be given to parents. Education won't end this type of crime but it will help reduce it by giving children enough info that they at least know what's not acceptable online contact.
OR instead of pushing everything on to schools and teachers to teach children. Maybe PARENTS should pay more attention to what electronic devices they give to their kids and what their kids are doing on those devices!
From my experience as a teacher, all schools where I have worked make it very clear that students should not send compromising photos and they should not believe the claimed identity of people online. Child safeguarding directors (each school has one) will act if they encounter pictures of students in underwear (think sports bra or thong) let alone naked online. A significant minority of children simply do not listen because they think they know better. A significantly older boyfriend or girlfriend is a status symbol amongst their year group, even though to most adults such a relationship is a red flag. A significant minority of parents do not care, if their children are having sex at 13. To many mothers who are caring for a new baby or toddler, a teenager is not much different from an adult.
Hi Emma. Not a mother but I'll always have a soft spot for children. Anybody who harms a child in any way should be in prison for the rest of their lives! Keep up the good work and spreading awareness.
7:29 why was this guy able to have IT equipment, go on line and study IT when he has already been found with pics of CSA????? When will we start to take C p0rn seriously?
Apparently it was a bail condition that he wasn’t able to own any more devices following his 1st arrest- so another absolutely sterling job done by the judicial system, and the police who visited his property several times in the interim.
Utterly horrendous. I thought this started off bad enough. I was not expecting a beautiful young girl to take her own life. Then her father. Absolutely devastating. This man deserves to rot in prison forever and never ever be released. I hope he burns in hell I really do
This is absolutely horrific. We actually had a similar experience with online stalking. It wasn’t sexual though my child was being told repeatedly he was worth nothing. That his parents thought he was a failure and he should just go ahead and end his existence by an online “friend”. He was 9. Luckily, he did come to us. I don’t even want to imagine the consequences of if he hadn’t felt able to.
This is so dreadful and I'm sorry your son was a victim of one of these vile online predators. Even if not sexual in nature it's still predatory imo to say those things to anyone let alone a child. I hope your son is doing well. It's a scary world 😢
Jesus,I am so sorry this happened to you too; I am glad things worked out like they did 😞,poor kid ,it's just such a dreadful thing to do to anyone ,particularly a child x
How could anyone be so cruel and awful as to harass a nine year old like that? I mean, it's awful no matter what age the victim is, but a nine year old? I'm so sorry you and your son had to go through such an awful thing
I want to thank you Emma and Danielle Kirsty for bringing this case to light. I have no children of my own ( Medically can't), but I have 15 nieces,4 nephews, 10 great nieces and 12 great nephews. I have always allowed each to know that I will always have their back and they can tell me anything because they will always have my love and protection. ❤
I have had this happen a lot when I was a child , one man forced me into a relationship for years , he lied and said he was 25 and he was really 46, it scared me for life
Snap. My girls 6 years. She doesn't use the Internet. She has learnt you never show your private parts. My boy is almost 9 months. I just want them to nevwr grow up.
They are deviant. Very sinister. As a youth worker , the profession you work in. Please 🙏 to young adults where this is appropriate show them this. Make parents of the children you care for. Make them aware of this case. This should be taught in school 🏫 curriculum. The shocking 😞thing is that this still goes on. Also accept there are worse monsters uncaught . They become adept with the technology we use , it is to easy for them. The only thing i feel personally to it is no social media until a child is 16 years if age. Still you regulate & check ✔️ ✅️ all done. You can ask ime sure Microsoft or other services to set something like that up for you. For free if i remember. Be aware nothing is full proof. These kinds of men & women are masters of manipulation & being in the shadows of the Internet
My friend's daughter got groomed online via roblux and she was 9 years old before she committed suic*** 😔 the police didn't do anything as she was gone and I can hear my friend screaming
I heard this story the other day and it's so very disturbing and horrific. How any person can do this is disgusting. Thank you Emma for your take on it. Bless that girl that took her life and her father. I truly hope and pray that all the victims receive all the help they need to overcome what has happened to them.
I 💯 think you should start going round school and telling them all this! The way you speak and don't tread on eggs shells round the topic is what they need to hear!! Xx❤
Emma, I'm at the 24:00 min mark and I'm just welling up. Such a powerful message to send to children that you'll always be there for them no matter what. I didn't receive this messaging from my own parents and I don't have children myself, but I'm an aunty and I'll make sure my niece and nephews know this. Thank you ❤
Thank you for another informative video! You're the most interactive, compassionate, lovely and honest content producer I've ever come across. Love watching your videos even though they cover the worst individuals on this planet.
When i was growing up, these monsters lurked secretly in our society, now they lurk in our homes via devices where we should feel safe. Horrific. Prayers to the families that were affetced by this hell bound predator.
Cried my way through this one! Really wish American courts and prison system had got hold of him. Or, at least all the parents and grandparents. Protect your babies, your grandbabies, nieces, nephews, step-children.
Our uk system lets us down. A man who used to work with us disappeared for about 2 weeks suddenly, turns out he had all this disgusting type of material and was being investigated. But he was allowed eventually to return to work, and his “sentence” was therapy and community service. He’d done this TWICE. No prison. He is still online and has social media. They should all be jailed at first sniff, NO exceptions. General populace too!
Impossible to lock up every person in the UK who poses a sexual threat to children, which is estimated to be over 800,000 people, current prison population is is around 85,000 ish. That is a hell of a lot more prisons. One report (how accurate im not sure) said that CHILDREN accounted for 50% of online child sexual abuse cases! The only way to try and slow down this offending is.. Parents doing a better job with the kids they are raising ( Offenders & Victims) Parents to start taking more interest in their kids Parents to start monitoring and supervising online activity their kids do Parents to parent and stop being "best friends" Internet providers to pull their finger out and put things into action that can detect and report 💩 like this. Social media outlets to pull their fingers out as above. Possiblyfew other things but im in hospital with no sleep and in pain so cant think :/
Wow you just don't know who these monsters are, hiding in plain sight in everyday life, and there allowed to carry on their life with little consequences 🤬🤬🤬
I am a recovering addict. My parents were good enough to take me home...but I had to come clean, start work and get on a program. They could have dropped me. I was 29. I'm now 37 and clean for 8 years. No methadone anymore. And I'm happy. I love these people beyond love. They saved my life. I was on crack and heroin for 5 ish years before I said anything. They could have dropped me but they kept me alive. I have a great life now. I'm not religious but I'm happy to say that a higher power saved me. In this case it was my parents. If there is something else out there...thank you for blessing me with them. Edit: Thank you Emma. I wasn't a child when I got in trouble...but I am someone's child....I am so lucky to even be here right now.
It’s refreshing to hear someone publicly and constantly having such distain for sexual predators. The irony is so beyond saddening but your conviction is inspiring. Keep it up Emma, you have all our support x
These are the cases that we need to talk about. And talk about. And not stop talking about. Because this monster is not alone. There are countless others like him. And the only thing we can do to protect our children is have this talk with them. Tell them about this danger, about what they should do, about how we won't judge and we will help if something happens. Every parent should have that talk, but it should be talked about in school, too. And we need to know what ours kids do on the internet. I think privacy is very important and every child is entitled to it - but there are age appropriate limits, and the internet is one. If mass amounts of strangers knocked on our door to see our child each day, we wouldn't let them in, yet we do it online. Sometimes the parents are even the ones putting their child online in the first place.
Snuggled up watching you on what's been an awful day. I know we're listening to something terrible but it's taking my mind off over load so thank you for doing so many regular videos ❤
Send him here to the US. we surely have our problems but most of the time we deal with child predators harshly. I know there are a few that slip through the cracks but for the most part we don’t play with them… compared to other countries.
This was so tragic. The guilt of that father, he would have moved heaven and earth to protect her from him just like she did for her sister. So sad, thank you for the beautiful tribute to this family and girl.
this is absolutely the most horrific case I have ever heard. nothing I've ever seen or heard can come anywhere near as monstrous, devastating, and heartbreaking
Thanks as always, emma.. you tell a story well, and I love the advice and information you teach us all. I had the chat with both my boys after this watch ❤❤
Hi Emma 👋, I am only 10 minutes into this case and I had to pause because this hits home. My family has had to deal with something similar! Nothing as evil as this case but it could have been my daughter’s. Snapchat is known as a pedophile playground. I have twins girls now 17 but when this happened they were 10 years old and they were at primary school. One of my daughters friends had been in involved with this demon for over 6 months and because her mum found porn on her iPhone and it was confiscated. These girls are 10 years old and they felt flattered because he was apparently 16!, The grooming is so prevalent and thousands of children disappear.This is why I am on X where we can share. This piece of shit should never be released EVER!! I imagine karma 🙏🙏 is real, and let’s not be naive this has been happening since day 1. More people need to dig a little deeper. We are walking to the edge of a precipice and will you jump? I won’t say anything else but the truth is out there. #Savethechildrenworldwide 👍🙏🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
I think this is good for parents now a days to watch, but what a slap in the face with reality for all of us. That little girl in West Virginia 💔 her sweet little face just want to hug her and her family. I would make such a good vigil anti in these cases. What a waste of breathe. What do his parents think of him? I would be in the psych ward if that was my child
May 10th is my bday. And she lived less than an hour away from me. I could have crossed paths with her. It's so infuriating to the point of nausea. The whole thing. The heavy darkness and fear, her firmly protecting her sister, but struggled to protect herself. I always just wish I could sit with them. And put my arm around them so they could all know there is always someone there for them.
Just wow... Emma, you covered this case so well and I can't imagine how you felt as a parent, especially with beautiful little simmaron. What a brave little soul. I absolutely loved the advice you gave to parents and guardians about letting their children know they are loved and safe NO MATTER WHAT. 7 years ago (i was 35yo) and I spoke to my guardian about a family friend who often said inappropriate things to me and I was told "he was just joking" - in that moment i felt so alone, unloved and overlooked and I was an adult. This P.O.S was once my social worker when i was 16 yo and stayed a family "friend".... My siblings who doesn't know all the details but that he is a totaly creep also still speaks to this person and when I went to visit my sibling one day, creep was there. Although it was nothing physical that happened to me... the vulnerability i felt was immense and I immediately had a panic attack which continued on/off for 3 hours. And my guardian blamed me for leaving the house when I had BEEN INVITED by my sibling and deemed it apparently rude that i left the house. My reaction was a trigger (moreso) a reminder of my feelings about that P.O.S & my experience and feelings meaning nothing to my so-called family. All i expected was that they should've given me a heads up or invited me a different day. I had not seen him for more than 3 years and made it clear many years ago yo my guardian that i don't like this moron. This may not seem like a big deal. But for someone like myself who has struggled with mental health/anxiety most of my life and always loathed myself a lot of the time, it's so devastating, disheartening and heartbreaking.... My eyes are filling with water as i write this. Those poor little souls.... 😢 i cannot fathom what they endured and I hope he rots in hell for eternity. The fear of NOT being believed is so soul destroying. Emma... you did an amazing job ❤ praying God keeps you and your loved ones safe and everyone reading this. What a cruel world we live in (at times).
@@zact4289 I'm so sorry. I'm not a parent myself but I was taken advantage of online late 90s early 2000s, my parents just did not give a sh*t what I was doing. It is so important that people spread awareness as I was too embarrassed to tell anybody as it was online. I should of been able to go to my parents but couldn't I hope you are doing ok now and you know you are worth more than the way you were treated. Much love to you, and I wish you are now living a happy life xx
I saw another creator cover this the other day. He was just some loaner for Northern Ireland, who did this all from his own bedroom. It's beyond words what he's done. my heart breaks for those girls and their families.
We have serious sentencing issues in America too. Rapists get less jailtime than a doctor who performs an abortion in many states. And that's just the tip of the iceburg. Sexual predators rarely get charged, much less convicted. Thank you for this video, and thank you for your obvious passion for victims. This is the first video of yours I've watched, and it definitely won't be the last.
I feel ashamed to have this freaks name associated with my home country,and that's really saying a lot considering the atrocities Northern Ireland has seen over the years. Poor kids and the pain that little girls parents would have been feeling was almost palpable when hearing the details. Not to mention the lifetime of trauma caused to the little sister that found her. Truly heartbreaking💔 I don't say this lightly but in the uk sometimes the weight of a prison sentence does not come close to the proper amount of justice required in these cases and it should be capital punishment. How could you ever think about releasing him one day.
I made the above comment before Emma explained about the father k!lling himself because of guilt and grief. I rest my case regarding capital punishment. Made me angry to hear the info about the father. A whole family was destroyed.
THANK YOU sooo much for covering this.... I live in the area where this monster lived and there has been practically zero coverage of this disgusting case
This McCartney should be prosecuted by all the countries his victims come from. When he finally gets out of British prison he'll be extradited to another of his victims countries to serve out the sentence passed down for his crimes against that countries citizens. That way he'll never get out of prison and he doesn't deserve to ever be free.
I was groomed by several older men when I was a young teenager. I felt so guilty about it for the longest time, what was said about "getting in trouble" versus the reality of being abused doesn't come until years later.
I knew Alex growing up. He was also a bit of a strange chap, but never would have thought that he would have done something like this. It just shows how you can never really trust anyone.
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Im crying. This happens to grown women and it's terrifying. I can't describe how I feel for these girls. Misuse of the Internet is evil. This evil predator should be locked away forever. I actually couldn't breathe when I heard the details on Irish news. People have got the d***h pen**ty for less not to mention for crimes they didn't even commit. He doesn't deserve to have any opportunity to be free again.
this is absolutely horrendous and i feel so deeply sorry for them poor young girls…but 58:18 did lighten the mood and make me chuckle 😂😂 love you emma.
I had been groomed online when i was in my early teens as well, and someone i knew leaked my nudes to a website so they are there forever, luckily my face wasnt in them but i was 13. I was always told by my parents to never meet a stranger online in person but nothing more. Education on this for both parents and adult figures in their lives as well as children is imperative. Thank you as alway for covering with such emotion, conviction, love and respect ❤
Thank you for covering this. But as the mom of a baby girl, I can’t hear this twice (Danielle Kirsty also covered it). People need to know though and understand how important it is to keep open lines of communication with their kids.
When will they understand that these type of offenders cannot be rehabilitated into ‘normal’
Agreed. PDF is an unchangeable, predilection to prepubescent children. I don't believe it can be cured without chemical castration.
Absolutely
Exactly. It’s built into their biology. They are sick, vile, evil people.
Only when six foot under
fr do they expect someone like that to come out of prison where no treatment was provided and expect him to not re-offend when he has proven time and time again he will? what a pos and i hope all the inmates and guards know exactly what he did
Thank you for covering this topic.
My daughter was groomed online for 3 years. From the age of 13 to 16. She was also blackmailed.
She never got justice as the police wouldn't investigate due to the 'expense' 😡
This is why i joined an online child protection team. Some call us paedophile hunters, some call us vigilantes. I will fight for all the other kids out there and get them justice.
These vile beasts do not deserve to breathe the same air as our beautiful wonderful children 💜
The DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions)seem to be very selective in the cases they decide to proceed with to prosecution. Victims have to present an air tight case doing all the hard work before police will even consider submitting to DPP for consideration. Imo the system is stacked against the victim from the start for political/financial reasons irrespective of justice being served.
sadly so true.
Insult to injury to animals, too?
Thank you for trying to keep our kids safe. I hope your daughter is ok.
"Some call us paedophile hunters, some call us vigilantes."
How is that even an insult? Go wear that as a badge of honor!
How Emma doesn’t have 1 million subscribers blows my mind. The quality and heart she puts into the cases that she covers is unparalleled by any other podcast.
Have you come across Kimbyrleigha? It amazes me how detailed her videos are and how much she focuses on the victims in absolutely every case. Two great channels!
I'm jealous of people who don't know her, I spread the word and realise how much of a treat they are in for 😊
I just came across her. Now subscribed.
Sometimes TH-cam will purposely hide creators videos if they deem them too outspoken, I feel like this has happened with Emma because Elenor Neale mentions Emma (how inspired she is by her) quite a bit on her channel and you'd think some of Elenor's millions of subscribers would jump to this channel too. TH-cam does it to certain music artists too.
I heard of this story and thought wtf is this world coming to? I watched this video and I’m going to my daughter’s school in the morning to speak to safeguarding staff , I’m going to ask them to watch this and do an assembly about this . I believe it is all of our responsibility to keep kids safe
In this day & age, they'll probably take your daughter away from you for not letting her explore & send her to a drag show!!!
Ha good luck!
Parents like yourself are the future, doing the work that’s needed for change. Hats off to you, don’t let anyone silence you and thank you for your action and conviction. What great integrity you have x
If u notice lately, a lot of blokes r not getting banged up for dodgy images of kids!!! Yes its true!!!! U duck duck ago it!!!! Not google because its shit!!!😂
Unfortunately MANY of the predators are already in the schools...among the TEACHERS. Think about it.
Emma, your appeal to speak to kids about their safety gave me goosebumps!! I had to rewind and watch it again.
If only my mum said something like that to me when I was a teenager!!
Victim count is is so big, and yet none of them felt comfortable to communicate with their parents / careers to share what they are going thru.. It's heartbreaking!
Was thinking the Same Thing. Very happy my older Teenage daughter came and told us, when some asshole groomed her for Pictures on instagram and she sent him some. Went straight to the Police.
@ladycyanide4952 my teenage son (just turned 16 at the time) is in a group chat with loads of other kids. He noticed some questionable chats and decided to reach out to individuals and find out what was going on. A guy posing as an 18 year old was asking girls as young as 12/13 for explicit images and sending them himself. My kid managed to get him blocked from the chat, gathered all evidence and contacted the police. When he told me I couldn't have been prouder of him. He just kept saying that could have been his little sister and he was so worried for them.
Thank you Emma, so weird I had read about this case and did exactly that, I told my son no matter what I'll always help him, no matter what, or how scared he might be to tell me something, I'll always love him and help him figure things out because this stuff scared the crap out of me.
Thank you so much for your coverage of this case x
I also got him to watch your video on Lewis Daynes with me. I think that video should be shown in high schools and this one
Yes. What you just said 👏🏻👏🏻 On every point.
Lewis Daynes, it used to scare me that my lad would end up with ‘mates’ like him (He’s autistic and trusts people too much)
@tdurb0 ah so is my son, he is also a gamer, worries me to death x
I'm a Secondary teacher in Scotland and I wish schools would do so much more in terms of education and awareness. Growing up in the 90s we were taught the dangers of smoking and taking ecstasy. The danger is so much scarier now and I don't feel like we do enough in school. My children are only 6 and 3 but I will absolutely have these conversations.
My 6 year old is learning a little bit. She came home and told us no one is allowed to see private parts. Does worry me as she gets older though.
It makes my skin crawl ( coming from the area) that you might just come across people like this in a casual scenario and have no idea you've just crossed evil
I’m a silent watcher and Patreon member from ni but I couldn’t stay silent on this one. Emma your true compassion for the victims is so beautifully real just as your justified hatred for these perpetrators. Thank you for all you do for us watchers but also for the victims and their families because you give emotion through the screen that is palpable and needed on both sides of all your cases. Thanks again for showing us the reality of horror and evil monsters with such grace for those affected x
I saw Danielle Kirsty made a video covering him and now I see that you’re covering this monster! I can’t wait to see your spin on the story and give justice to the many victims
Danielle Kirsty rocks
I watched her video on it to
I watched Danielle's too - a really tough watch but looking forward to Emma's take
I enjoy watching different presenters spins on certain stories. Always enjoy Emma's the best as I find her interpretations of the psychological side and her extensive knowledge of mental health issues so fascinating.
@ I do too! Emma really knows how to elaborate on certain issues when it comes to psychology and that’s what makes her content enjoyable!
I have told all my children that I promise to never get angry when they tell me the truth no matter how bad they think it is and if maybe it is the exact oppositr to what I have told them.
I made sure to say that we all makes mistakes and I am here to help them out, not getting angry at them for being human. I also said that I might not like what I get to hear and maybe I will need a 5 minute break to collect myself and then we will solve whatever it is together. Who will stand by them in the worst moments if not their mother? ❤
@@IamTheMom so much respect to you
Thank you for covering this to keep Simarron and her father's memory alive and highlighting the dangers the Internet can pose. It's absolutely disgusting that he was able to do this for so long, to so many children. The police incompetence is outrageous! I've watched many of your videos and this genuinely makes me shake with rage and disgust.
When he gets released he should have a tattoo on his head saying predator 🤬
He may never be released (alive), he could get the Richard Huckle 'treatment' in prison.
if he gets released, UK’s BIGGEST PREDATOR is not a tittle you want to go to prison with, i will be surprized if he even survives to see the light of day
shouldn't be released.
Also with the word cunt underneath it.
@kethereverett we can but hope 🤞
Schools should have compulsory lessons on what this type of child sex cyber crime is, and what they need to do to protect themselves. This information should also be given to parents. Education won't end this type of crime but it will help reduce it by giving children enough info that they at least know what's not acceptable online contact.
OR instead of pushing everything on to schools and teachers to teach children. Maybe PARENTS should pay more attention to what electronic devices they give to their kids and what their kids are doing on those devices!
@@Harvey2009 That's not gonna happen though is it?
From my experience as a teacher, all schools where I have worked make it very clear that students should not send compromising photos and they should not believe the claimed identity of people online. Child safeguarding directors (each school has one) will act if they encounter pictures of students in underwear (think sports bra or thong) let alone naked online. A significant minority of children simply do not listen because they think they know better. A significantly older boyfriend or girlfriend is a status symbol amongst their year group, even though to most adults such a relationship is a red flag. A significant minority of parents do not care, if their children are having sex at 13. To many mothers who are caring for a new baby or toddler, a teenager is not much different from an adult.
@@cbarclay99 😔 oh dear, I guess the best bet is for parents to make it clear children can talk to parents about the predatory advances they receive
This call to opening the dialogue with our children is so important. Good for you Emma for fighting the good fight. ❤
Hi Emma. Not a mother but I'll always have a soft spot for children. Anybody who harms a child in any way should be in prison for the rest of their lives! Keep up the good work and spreading awareness.
7:29 why was this guy able to have IT equipment, go on line and study IT when he has already been found with pics of CSA?????
When will we start to take C p0rn seriously?
Apparently it was a bail condition that he wasn’t able to own any more devices following his 1st arrest- so another absolutely sterling job done by the judicial system, and the police who visited his property several times in the interim.
Excellent work , Emma.
This is devastating! This monster should never be allowed free … EVER !!
Utterly horrendous. I thought this started off bad enough. I was not expecting a beautiful young girl to take her own life. Then her father. Absolutely devastating. This man deserves to rot in prison forever and never ever be released. I hope he burns in hell I really do
This is absolutely horrific.
We actually had a similar experience with online stalking. It wasn’t sexual though my child was being told repeatedly he was worth nothing. That his parents thought he was a failure and he should just go ahead and end his existence by an online “friend”.
He was 9.
Luckily, he did come to us. I don’t even want to imagine the consequences of if he hadn’t felt able to.
This is so dreadful and I'm sorry your son was a victim of one of these vile online predators. Even if not sexual in nature it's still predatory imo to say those things to anyone let alone a child. I hope your son is doing well. It's a scary world 😢
Jesus,I am so sorry this happened to you too; I am glad things worked out like they did 😞,poor kid ,it's just such a dreadful thing to do to anyone ,particularly a child x
How could anyone be so cruel and awful as to harass a nine year old like that? I mean, it's awful no matter what age the victim is, but a nine year old? I'm so sorry you and your son had to go through such an awful thing
There are psychopaths everywhere. I’m so happy that your son came to you.
Gosh, that was so heavy. Thank you so much for covering this and bringing awareness.
I feel so sick.
I want to thank you Emma and Danielle Kirsty for bringing this case to light. I have no children of my own ( Medically can't), but I have 15 nieces,4 nephews, 10 great nieces and 12 great nephews. I have always allowed each to know that I will always have their back and they can tell me anything because they will always have my love and protection. ❤
I have had this happen a lot when I was a child , one man forced me into a relationship for years , he lied and said he was 25 and he was really 46, it scared me for life
Hope you got justice ⚖️ 🙏 for this. Pray you'll heal 😢 & be ok.
As a mother, my one worry is my child's interaction on social media when he grows up.
This moved me to tears 😢
Snap. My girls 6 years. She doesn't use the Internet. She has learnt you never show your private parts. My boy is almost 9 months. I just want them to nevwr grow up.
I’ve never wanted prison justice so much in my whole life !
As a youth worker individuals like him, make my blood boil how he was able to get away with these crimes is beyond comprehension 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
They are deviant. Very sinister. As a youth worker , the profession you work in. Please 🙏 to young adults where this is appropriate show them this. Make parents of the children you care for. Make them aware of this case. This should be taught in school 🏫 curriculum. The shocking 😞thing is that this still goes on. Also accept there are worse monsters uncaught . They become adept with the technology we use , it is to easy for them. The only thing i feel personally to it is no social media until a child is 16 years if age. Still you regulate & check ✔️ ✅️ all done. You can ask ime sure Microsoft or other services to set something like that up for you. For free if i remember. Be aware nothing is full proof. These kinds of men & women are masters of manipulation & being in the shadows of the Internet
hummm it's a wonder why pedofiles get hardly no time ....
My friend's daughter got groomed online via roblux and she was 9 years old before she committed suic*** 😔 the police didn't do anything as she was gone and I can hear my friend screaming
Oh god. That is absolutely heartbreaking.
So sad so young, stories like that breaks my heart, love to her family x
I heard this story the other day and it's so very disturbing and horrific. How any person can do this is disgusting. Thank you Emma for your take on it. Bless that girl that took her life and her father. I truly hope and pray that all the victims receive all the help they need to overcome what has happened to them.
This guy is the definition of "waste of space"... 🤬
Right! I'm pissed I had to share air with him!
This is too light a comment
Emma this one pulled on the heart strings.
Thought you done well just to compose yourself enough to deliver the details❤
I 💯 think you should start going round school and telling them all this! The way you speak and don't tread on eggs shells round the topic is what they need to hear!! Xx❤
Emma, I'm at the 24:00 min mark and I'm just welling up. Such a powerful message to send to children that you'll always be there for them no matter what. I didn't receive this messaging from my own parents and I don't have children myself, but I'm an aunty and I'll make sure my niece and nephews know this. Thank you ❤
Thank you for another informative video! You're the most interactive, compassionate, lovely and honest content producer I've ever come across. Love watching your videos even though they cover the worst individuals on this planet.
So the police knew about him since 2016! 🤬🤬🤬
When i was growing up, these monsters lurked secretly in our society, now they lurk in our homes via devices where we should feel safe. Horrific. Prayers to the families that were affetced by this hell bound predator.
Cried my way through this one! Really wish American courts and prison system had got hold of him. Or, at least all the parents and grandparents.
Protect your babies, your grandbabies, nieces, nephews, step-children.
I have always feared my children sending photos, photos being leaked, them harming themselves. I've heard too many horror stories.
Our uk system lets us down. A man who used to work with us disappeared for about 2 weeks suddenly, turns out he had all this disgusting type of material and was being investigated. But he was allowed eventually to return to work, and his “sentence” was therapy and community service. He’d done this TWICE. No prison. He is still online and has social media. They should all be jailed at first sniff, NO exceptions. General populace too!
Impossible to lock up every person in the UK who poses a sexual threat to children, which is estimated to be over 800,000 people, current prison population is is around 85,000 ish. That is a hell of a lot more prisons.
One report (how accurate im not sure) said that CHILDREN accounted for 50% of online child sexual abuse cases!
The only way to try and slow down this offending is..
Parents doing a better job with the kids they are raising ( Offenders & Victims)
Parents to start taking more interest in their kids
Parents to start monitoring and supervising online activity their kids do
Parents to parent and stop being "best friends"
Internet providers to pull their finger out and put things into action that can detect and report 💩 like this.
Social media outlets to pull their fingers out as above.
Possiblyfew other things but im in hospital with no sleep and in pain so cant think :/
Wow you just don't know who these monsters are, hiding in plain sight in everyday life, and there allowed to carry on their life with little consequences 🤬🤬🤬
There is a bbc 1 documentary about this right now, but Emma you did this so much better with so much information ❤
I am a recovering addict. My parents were good enough to take me home...but I had to come clean, start work and get on a program. They could have dropped me. I was 29. I'm now 37 and clean for 8 years. No methadone anymore. And I'm happy.
I love these people beyond love. They saved my life. I was on crack and heroin for 5 ish years before I said anything. They could have dropped me but they kept me alive. I have a great life now. I'm not religious but I'm happy to say that a higher power saved me. In this case it was my parents. If there is something else out there...thank you for blessing me with them.
Edit: Thank you Emma. I wasn't a child when I got in trouble...but I am someone's child....I am so lucky to even be here right now.
Thank you Emma. As always you have done this story justice. May your message be spread far and wide. ❤
This is terrifyingly sad
What a huge failure from the PSNI for releasing this monster in the first place and not carefully monitoring him.
20 yrs that's disgusting it's insulting to all those poor victims 😢
this story reminds me the same/similar things i’ve gone through. i’m 21 now and it still effects me til this day!
I remember those chat lines, I used to dread the phone bill arriving in the post. There were so many predators on there
McCartney is a walking justification for capital punishment. End of conversation. Rest in peace Cimarron and Ben Thomas 💔
It’s refreshing to hear someone publicly and constantly having such distain for sexual predators. The irony is so beyond saddening but your conviction is inspiring. Keep it up Emma, you have all our support x
This is absolutely horrific, struggled listening to it! Let’s hope he never gets out of prison.. God bless Simerons family, heartbreaking..
Omg I'm in pieces watching this. Absolutely heartbreaking 💔
If ever there was a reason to bring back capital punishment!!!!
💯 % ✍️ sighn anything that lets Beasts like him. Not be almost humanity
One of the most heartbreaking and devastating cases you've covered. My heart goes out to that little girls family. That poor baby.
These are the cases that we need to talk about. And talk about. And not stop talking about. Because this monster is not alone. There are countless others like him. And the only thing we can do to protect our children is have this talk with them. Tell them about this danger, about what they should do, about how we won't judge and we will help if something happens. Every parent should have that talk, but it should be talked about in school, too. And we need to know what ours kids do on the internet. I think privacy is very important and every child is entitled to it - but there are age appropriate limits, and the internet is one. If mass amounts of strangers knocked on our door to see our child each day, we wouldn't let them in, yet we do it online. Sometimes the parents are even the ones putting their child online in the first place.
Such a terrifying case 😢thank you so much for keeping these videos
The internet is too risky for kids, either supervise them or ban them from going on there. Its not natural anyway.
Thank you for delivering this with such passion, professionalism and keeping it real Emma. 💜🇬🇧
Snuggled up watching you on what's been an awful day. I know we're listening to something terrible but it's taking my mind off over load so thank you for doing so many regular videos ❤
Send him here to the US. we surely have our problems but most of the time we deal with child predators harshly. I know there are a few that slip through the cracks but for the most part we don’t play with them… compared to other countries.
I wonder what Emma would think of the new proposal to ban all under 16yr olds from social media.
I'm down. There's no need for children to help online
Emma i am begging you to bring one of your live shows to Belfast. I would absolutely love to attend one !
This was so tragic. The guilt of that father, he would have moved heaven and earth to protect her from him just like she did for her sister. So sad, thank you for the beautiful tribute to this family and girl.
Emma is great! At 55.31 when she starts arguing with an imaginary person, I can imagine her actually doing that irl.
Hi Emma, I love your content..I’ve booked tickets for your show for myself, my hubby, our son and daughter in law. We can’t wait to see you ❤
this is absolutely the most horrific case I have ever heard. nothing I've ever seen or heard can come anywhere near as monstrous, devastating, and heartbreaking
Thanks as always, emma.. you tell a story well, and I love the advice and information you teach us all.
I had the chat with both my boys after this watch ❤❤
I've never heard of this case before so I'm glad it's Emma's video I'm seeing ❤
Hi Emma 👋, I am only 10 minutes into this case and I had to pause because this hits home. My family has had to deal with something similar! Nothing as evil as this case but it could have been my daughter’s. Snapchat is known as a pedophile playground. I have twins girls now 17 but when this happened they were 10 years old and they were at primary school. One of my daughters friends had been in involved with this demon for over 6 months and because her mum found porn on her iPhone and it was confiscated. These girls are 10 years old and they felt flattered because he was apparently 16!, The grooming is so prevalent and thousands of children disappear.This is why I am on X where we can share. This piece of shit should never be released EVER!! I imagine karma 🙏🙏 is real, and let’s not be naive this has been happening since day 1. More people need to dig a little deeper. We are walking to the edge of a precipice and will you jump? I won’t say anything else but the truth is out there. #Savethechildrenworldwide 👍🙏🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
I think this is good for parents now a days to watch, but what a slap in the face with reality for all of us. That little girl in West Virginia 💔 her sweet little face just want to hug her and her family. I would make such a good vigil anti in these cases. What a waste of breathe. What do his parents think of him? I would be in the psych ward if that was my child
May 10th is my bday. And she lived less than an hour away from me. I could have crossed paths with her.
It's so infuriating to the point of nausea. The whole thing. The heavy darkness and fear, her firmly protecting her sister, but struggled to protect herself. I always just wish I could sit with them. And put my arm around them so they could all know there is always someone there for them.
Just wow... Emma, you covered this case so well and I can't imagine how you felt as a parent, especially with beautiful little simmaron. What a brave little soul.
I absolutely loved the advice you gave to parents and guardians about letting their children know they are loved and safe NO MATTER WHAT.
7 years ago (i was 35yo) and I spoke to my guardian about a family friend who often said inappropriate things to me and I was told "he was just joking" - in that moment i felt so alone, unloved and overlooked and I was an adult. This P.O.S was once my social worker when i was 16 yo and stayed a family "friend".... My siblings who doesn't know all the details but that he is a totaly creep also still speaks to this person and when I went to visit my sibling one day, creep was there. Although it was nothing physical that happened to me... the vulnerability i felt was immense and I immediately had a panic attack which continued on/off for 3 hours. And my guardian blamed me for leaving the house when I had BEEN INVITED by my sibling and deemed it apparently rude that i left the house.
My reaction was a trigger (moreso) a reminder of my feelings about that P.O.S & my experience and feelings meaning nothing to my so-called family. All i expected was that they should've given me a heads up or invited me a different day. I had not seen him for more than 3 years and made it clear many years ago yo my guardian that i don't like this moron. This may not seem like a big deal. But for someone like myself who has struggled with mental health/anxiety most of my life and always loathed myself a lot of the time, it's so devastating, disheartening and heartbreaking.... My eyes are filling with water as i write this.
Those poor little souls.... 😢 i cannot fathom what they endured and I hope he rots in hell for eternity. The fear of NOT being believed is so soul destroying.
Emma... you did an amazing job ❤ praying God keeps you and your loved ones safe and everyone reading this. What a cruel world we live in (at times).
@@zact4289 I'm so sorry. I'm not a parent myself but I was taken advantage of online late 90s early 2000s, my parents just did not give a sh*t what I was doing. It is so important that people spread awareness as I was too embarrassed to tell anybody as it was online. I should of been able to go to my parents but couldn't
I hope you are doing ok now and you know you are worth more than the way you were treated. Much love to you, and I wish you are now living a happy life xx
I saw another creator cover this the other day. He was just some loaner for Northern Ireland, who did this all from his own bedroom. It's beyond words what he's done. my heart breaks for those girls and their families.
Rest in Peace Cimarron Rose 🥀
This is an horrendous case! - Like you Emma, I so wish that the US had been granted extradition of this excuse for a man..
We have serious sentencing issues in America too. Rapists get less jailtime than a doctor who performs an abortion in many states.
And that's just the tip of the iceburg. Sexual predators rarely get charged, much less convicted.
Thank you for this video, and thank you for your obvious passion for victims.
This is the first video of yours I've watched, and it definitely won't be the last.
Those poor children must have been utterly terrified. He is responsible for the girls' death and her father's. A sub human monster.
I feel ashamed to have this freaks name associated with my home country,and that's really saying a lot considering the atrocities Northern Ireland has seen over the years.
Poor kids and the pain that little girls parents would have been feeling was almost palpable when hearing the details. Not to mention the lifetime of trauma caused to the little sister that found her.
Truly heartbreaking💔
I don't say this lightly but in the uk sometimes the weight of a prison sentence does not come close to the proper amount of justice required in these cases and it should be capital punishment.
How could you ever think about releasing him one day.
I made the above comment before Emma explained about the father k!lling himself because of guilt and grief.
I rest my case regarding capital punishment.
Made me angry to hear the info about the father. A whole family was destroyed.
Not sure how much of this I'll be able to listen to, but so important to keep up with IT if you have kids x
THANK YOU sooo much for covering this.... I live in the area where this monster lived and there has been practically zero coverage of this disgusting case
Good Morning Emma, and True Crime Crew....♥️💚💜🇨🇦
This excuse for a human being is absolutely disgusting. He’s definitely up there with one of those that needs to rot in hell for eternity.
I live with a survivor 40 years on the scars are still there cptsd anxiety depression the bastard needs to be off this earth they destroy lives
This McCartney should be prosecuted by all the countries his victims come from. When he finally gets out of British prison he'll be extradited to another of his victims countries to serve out the sentence passed down for his crimes against that countries citizens. That way he'll never get out of prison and he doesn't deserve to ever be free.
Such a Disgusting Monster... He should have been charged the first time he was caught...💚♥️💜🇨🇦😢😢
I was groomed by several older men when I was a young teenager. I felt so guilty about it for the longest time, what was said about "getting in trouble" versus the reality of being abused doesn't come until years later.
I knew Alex growing up. He was also a bit of a strange chap, but never would have thought that he would have done something like this. It just shows how you can never really trust anyone.
Can't wait to watch this after work 🥳. Only 2 weeks until I see you in Dunfermline 🥰
Same I cannot wait woopwoop
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That's crazy, another favourite channel just uploaded a video about this creepy at exactly the same time
This is one of the most heartbreaking cases
Im crying. This happens to grown women and it's terrifying. I can't describe how I feel for these girls. Misuse of the Internet is evil.
This evil predator should be locked away forever. I actually couldn't breathe when I heard the details on Irish news.
People have got the d***h pen**ty for less not to mention for crimes they didn't even commit.
He doesn't deserve to have any opportunity to be free again.
this is absolutely horrendous and i feel so deeply sorry for them poor young girls…but 58:18 did lighten the mood and make me chuckle 😂😂 love you emma.
This case is horrendous, I know you'll do his victims justice 😢❤❤❤❤❤
I had been groomed online when i was in my early teens as well, and someone i knew leaked my nudes to a website so they are there forever, luckily my face wasnt in them but i was 13. I was always told by my parents to never meet a stranger online in person but nothing more. Education on this for both parents and adult figures in their lives as well as children is imperative. Thank you as alway for covering with such emotion, conviction, love and respect ❤
20 years?? The sentences are reprehensible. The criminals rights are more important than victims. I’m so tired of hearing these scenarios.
Not only was he blackmailing them, he was using previous preyed upon victims profiles and pics to pick up new victims. 😳
Thank you for covering this. But as the mom of a baby girl, I can’t hear this twice (Danielle Kirsty also covered it). People need to know though and understand how important it is to keep open lines of communication with their kids.
Oh Emma... All of those emotions coming out of you... 😢 That is such a horrible horrible case. What a monster
My mum got me the book cant wait to start reading it also love the new backdrop for your video is looks fab.
Heartbroken, its just sooo sad, my heart literally hurts hearing this xxx😢
Emma as usual a wonderful assessment of this terrible situation. Thank you, Subscribed and liked. James J Walsh in Limerick city Ireland 🇮🇪