Indian Student Who Posed as a 14-Year-Old to Groom More Than 70 British Girls Into Sending Explicit Images and Then Blackmailed Them Is Jailed for 30 Years
Chester Crown Court in England sentenced Bilal Kazi, a 27-year-old Indian student, to 30 years in prison on November 13, with an extended licence period of eight years. Posing as a 14-year-old white British boy named "Reece," he groomed at least 70 girls into sending him explicit photographs and videos, then blackmailed them by threatening to post the images online.
Cheshire Police said Kazi, who is from Mumbai and studied at the University of Chester, used a real teenager's photograph to build fake profiles on platforms including Snapchat, Wink, Wizz and Roblox. He entered "relationships" with victims aged 10 to 17, pressured them for explicit images even while they were at school, and then used threats to publish the material to force them to send more. Between August 2021 and August 2025 he was linked to 70 victims across 28 UK police force areas, and police believe there may be as many as 180 potential victims. It is the largest online child abuse investigation Cheshire Police have ever conducted.
Kazi pleaded guilty to 37 charges, including making indecent images of children, blackmail and inciting children to engage in sexual activity. He must serve at least 20 years before he is eligible for parole and will remain on the sex offenders register for life. Sentencing him, Judge Steven Everett said he had stolen the children's childhoods. Detective Constable Georgia Hughes, who worked on the case, said the victims were young and vulnerable and that many lived in fear that if they refused, he would carry out his threats.
(Source: Cheshire Police)
Source: Cheshire Police
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Photo: 图：英国切斯特的刑事法庭大楼，卡齐在此受审判刑。Chris McKenna 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Crown Court building in Chester, England, where Kazi was tried and sentenced. By Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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