UK man tied to The Com sentenced for abusing 117 victims

**Executive summary:** Justin Swaddle, a member of the criminal network known as "The Com," was sentenced in the U.K. after admitting to running an online abuse and sextortion campaign that victimized 117 female minors across multiple countries; investigators found extensive activity on Snapchat, Telegram and Discord and linked the group to other cybercriminal activity and prosecutions.