Woman pretended to be boy and convinced girls to send nudes

LONDON, Ont. -- A 24-year-old woman who posed as a teenage boy online pleaded guilty Wednesday to nine charges after luring three teenage girls into sending dirty selfies.

The woman's offences started when she was 17, so she can't be identified.

Court heard the woman set out to exploit other girls, not for sex, but for her own self-esteem.

It's rare enough to have a woman, not a man, facing child porn charges, but this case was so unique, the Crown and the defence couldn't offer Justice Eleanor Schnall any cases for comparison.  (more...)

Woman pretended to be boy and convinced girls to send nudes