Sunday People

SICK TIPS ON HOW TO SNATCH A KID... Cops investigat­e as paedophile guide found online

- By Scott Hesketh and Nick Dorman

A SICK how-to guide for paedophile­s is being probed by investigat­ors in Britain’s FBI”.

The National Crime Agency is studying the depraved child abuse manual – which was discovered by the Sunday People.

It details how to groom children and even suggests methods that could be used to capture youngsters off a street. We were alerted to the 270,000-word document, which is being distribute­d on the Dark Web – a part of the internet which can only be accessed with special software.

A source said: “The contents of this guide are depraved. “It is like an A to Z of paedophili­a.” The 28 chapters tell child-sex fiends how to find and befriend youngsters and go into stomach-churning detail on abuse. The guide highlights the potential vulnerabil­ity of single mothers and children who have special needs.

The author says: “My first and very best recommenda­tion for finding children is to find and engage in romantic relationsh­ips with single mums.”

Possessing paedophile manuals was outlawed last year, with offenders facing up to three and a half years in prison. A Crime Agency spokesman said: “We know child- sex offenders engage with likeminded individual­s and the internet allows them to communicat­e.

“We will continue to work with our partners, sharing intelligen­ce and informatio­n to identify, locate and arrest those who pose a risk to children.”

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