US EditionTrial of 'White Tiger' online predator begins in Germany
The accused faces 204 charges including murder, with over 30 victims across several countries in a network identified by the FBI as violent extremists.
- Friday marked the start of the 'White Tiger' juvenile trial in Hamburg, with Shahriar J., 21-year-old German‑Iranian defendant, facing initial 82 days of hearings until 17 December.
- The '764' online network, linked to international child exploitation, has 8 victims identified from January 2021, with White Tiger allegedly operating from his parental home.
- The indictment includes accusations that Shahriar J. coerced victims to produce pornographic material used for blackmail, with authorities identifying eight victims aged 11–15 across Germany, Britain, Canada and the United States.
- Other investigations into the network continue, and the 21-year-old defendant was attacked during transfer on Thursday, court spokeswoman Marayke Frantzen said, with a guilty verdict possibly leading to six months to 10 years in a young offenders' institution.
- Amid criticism, questions are growing about whether authorities missed earlier warnings, as Die Zeit reported the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted German authorities in 2021 and an FBI investigator said he shared the suspect's identity earlier.
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German trial starts of 'White Tiger' online predator
A German juvenile court started the so-called "White Tiger" trial Friday in which a man is accused of multiple sadistic online crimes including coercing a 13-year-old to take his own life.
Under the pseudonym «White Tiger» Shahriar J. on the Internet has manipulated children and young people in such a way that they injured themselves. A boy from the USA even committed suicide. The prosecution accuses the 21-year-old of over 200 crimes.
As the head of an international network, he is said to have forced a boy into suicide. After a fight behind bars, it is obviously unclear whether the trial against »White Tiger« can start as planned.
His victims were young and particularly vulnerable. He, barely older, is said to have persuaded his victims to kill themselves. A 13-year-old died. Now the White Tiger is on trial.
In front of the Hamburg Regional Court, the trial began on Friday against the alleged paedo criminal "White Tiger" who became known under his fora name. The prosecution accuses the 21-year-old German-Iranian of more than 200 crimes, including one completed and five attempted murders – indirectly committed on the Internet. His victims are supposed to be more than 30 children and young people, among others from Germany, England, Canada and the USA…
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