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Finland Puts Man on Trial over Sexual Abuse of 361 Children

Prosecutors say the man used Snapchat to contact children and ask for sexual images, and the trial is expected to last at least 45 hearing days.

  • On Monday, a 27-year-old man went on trial in Finland charged with sexually abusing 361 children aged nine to 15 on Snapchat.
  • Police discovered thousands of illicit images and videos on the man's phone in 2022 during an unrelated criminal investigation, prompting the December 2025 announcement of this case.
  • According to Finnish broadcaster Yle, the man allegedly contacted victims across the country via Snapchat, demanding photos, videos, or sexual acts from the children.
  • The National Prosecution Authority charged the man with aggravated sexual abuse of children and aggravated distribution of illicit images, though prosecutors dropped three cases this June.
  • With approximately 45 hearing days scheduled, the court expects proceedings to last "at least until the end of this year," according to the court; the man partly admitted to offences during investigation.
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Thousands of videos and images of unidentified children had been found on this man's mobile phone in 2022, which appeared before a Finnish court from this Monday and for 45 days of trial.

A man accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children aged 9 to 15 on social media will go on trial in Finland on Monday.

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The victims were between 9 and 15 years old at the time of the offences, which took place between 2019 and 2022. The post Finland: Trial of man accused of abusing 361 children online begins appeared first on in.gr.

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A man accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children aged 9 to 15 on social media will go on trial in Finland on Monday.

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