Pedophile postman used Facebook to groom up to 1,000 children for sex
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UK May 27, 2010- A pedophile postman used Facebook and Bebo to groom up to 1,000 children for sex.

After creating at least eight fake 'profiles', Michael Williams targeted youngsters he met on his postal routes, on school runs as a taxi driver, and in his role as secretary of a football club.

He dyed his hair different colors to hide his identity and pretended to be a young boy called 'James' and a teenage girl called 'Gorgeous Charlie' to meet children aged between 11 and 16.

Many victims were tricked into performing sex acts on a webcam but he convinced others to meet him in parks, on beaches and at his home, where he abused them.

Williams admitted to 27 charges at Truro Crown Court (UK), including grooming, sexual activity with a child and inciting children to engage in sexual activity.

But he asked for another 460 offenses to be taken into consideration – including voyeurism, sexual assault and child pornography.

Police have identified about 500 victims he groomed or abused but believe there could be up to 1,000 youngsters in total because hundreds are too scared to come forward.

Detectives described 28-year-old bisexual Williams – who kept newspaper cuttings about child killer Ian Huntley – as a 'predatory, manipulative and prolific offender'.

They praised the 'brave young people' who helped snare him but attacked Facebook, saying many sickening incidents could have been avoided if the social networking site had installed a 'panic button' which allows youngsters to alert authorities if they suspect they were being groomed.

Facebook had refused to install the function, despite public concerns following the conviction last year of a serial rapist who used the site to meet an unsuspecting teenage girl. But in an apparent U-turn this week, the site said it was working 'very closely' with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) center on the safety measure.

Detective Inspector Simon Snell said: 'Williams is a predatory pedophile who used the internet and his postal rounds to infiltrate the lives of his young victims and exploit them for his own sexual gratification.

The children who have been tricked into having sexual activity with this man are horrified and distraught. But some simple safety procedures could have stopped him.

Williams dyed his hair different colors to hide his identity and pretended to be called 'James' and a teenage girl called 'Charlie' as he used fake profiles on Facebook.

A panic button is a visible deterrent which would provide reassurance to Facebook users. There is a real chance that some of Williams' victims would have pressed the panic button, which would have immediately informed Ceop, who would have then informed us.'

A spokesman for Facebook said the website was installing new security measures. He said: 'We cooperated with the police in this matter and disabled Michael Williams' profile when this came to light, while retaining data from the profile for any investigations.'

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