You are here
Conflict Analysis Project » Geo-Located Mapping of Conflicts » ISF arrests man for online grooming, assault of minor
Conflict Incident Report
ISF arrests man for online grooming, assault of minor
Date of incident:
January 12, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians
The Internal Security Forces arrested a man accused of assaulting a minor he met online, a statement from the body said .
The arrest was reportedly made on Jan. 12, and during questioning the suspect reportedly admitted to assaulting the underage girl, after grooming her online and then proposing marriage.
The ISF Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Protection Office is conducting investigations into several similar cases and has urged caution.
"The Internal Security Forces reminds citizens, residents and displaced persons of the importance of monitoring their children’s use of social networking sites ... and warning them not to meet people [that befriend them] through social media,” the statement said.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
Secondary Category:
Assault
Classification of conflict (primary):
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
Related Incidents
|
ISF arrests man for online grooming, assault of minor
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
The Internal Security Forces arrested a man accused of assaulting a minor he met online, a statement from the body said .The arrest was reportedly...
|