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Man Gets 16 Years for Rape, Blackmail via Fake Profiles

6/20/2026

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Snaresbrook Crown Court sentenced Waleed Saeed, 31, to 16 years for rape, blackmail and child indecency.
He ran over 100 fake Snapchat, Instagram and Grindr profiles posing as women or transgender women to lure young Muslim and South Asian men, including 15-year-old minors, into sending intimate images.
Police began the probe in August 2024, arrested Saeed in November 2024, seized two phones and urged 100 victims to come forward.

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Snaresbrook Crown Court sentenced Waleed Saeed, 31, to 16 years for rape, blackmail and child indecency.
He ran over 100 fake Snapchat, Instagram and Grindr profiles posing as women or transgender women to lure young Muslim and South Asian men, including 15-year-old minors, into sending intimate images.
Police began the probe in August 2024, arrested Saeed in November 2024, seized two phones and urged 100 victims to come forward.