Teen Predator/Online Killer
In March 2024, 26-year-old Alexander McCartney from Northern Ireland admitted the manslaughter of a 12-year-old girl who killed herself in 2018 after being a victim of his online abuse. They had never met in person and she was one of many children McCartney befriended online, before tricking them into sending him compromising images. He then sexually exploited and blackmailed them. With access to this major ‘catfishing’ child abuse investigation, Teen Predator/Online Killer is a new series revealing how a young man from a rural town in Northern Ireland became one of the world’s most prolific online predators. Told from multiple perspectives, the series includes exclusive access to the international investigating teams along with candid interviews with some of those who were exploited and abused by McCartney.
- Title
- Teen Predator/Online Killer
- Title in English
- Entry Category
- Factual Series (Screen)
- Produced By
- DoubleBand Films
- Producer
- Sharon Whittaker
- Directed By
- Ben O'Loan
- Writer
- N/a
- Broadcaster
- BBCNI & BBC3