Adrian Ringland, 36, an internet pedophile, who posed as chat room teenager, repeatedly took control of schoolgirls’ computers from his own home and "terrorized" them into sending him intimate pictures. The girls were tricked into opening emails that uploaded a trojan virus, he controlled the computers and the web cams.

By threatening to crash their systems, he then blackmailed his victims into stripping and sending revealing poses of themselves. If they didn't obey he sent the nude pictures to the girl's parents, and friends.

Canadian Girl

A 14-year-old girl in Manitoba, Canada, who ignored her tormentor’s threats and told her parents - who then alerted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

After an extensive investigation, officers eventually cracked his electronic defences and traced him to his home 4,000 miles away.

Canadian Mounties Caught Him

 The Mounties went to the English police and he was arrested.

Blamed His Partner's Kid

When Ringland was arrested he blamed his partner's son.

Partner Knew Nothing

Ringland, who was unemployed and living with his partner at the time, was eventually arrested by local police and bailed.

Sex With A Teen

But a random check later, while he was on bail, caught him having sex with a 14-year-old girl he had groomed on the internet.

The Clown Gets Ten Years

He pleaded guilty to 20 charges relating to the internet abuse, two of indecency with a child, four of hacking, four of blackmail and ten offences of making indecent photographs of a child. They involved three girls in Britain and one in Canada.