Matthew Falder: ‘dark web’ paedophile jailed for 32 years

Cambridge PhD graduate hid secret life of online abuse and blackmail

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Falder used dozens of false identities on the dark web
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Cambridge PhD student Matthew Falder was jailed for 32 years today after he was exposed as a prolific paedophile who blackmailed and humilitated his victims.

The “warped and sadistic” computer “whizz-kid” hid behind dozens of false identities on the dark web, gathering compromising information and images, and forcing targets to perform ever-increasing acts of depravity, Sky News reports. He “persuaded one victim to rape a toddler”, the website says.

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