Paedophile’s ‘industrial scale’ blackmail scam targeted 2,000 victims

Abdul Elahi, who extorted adults and minors globally while posing as online sugar daddy, admits 158 charges

A paedophile who exploited and blackmailed almost 2,000 victims globally has admitted 158 charges in what has been described as industrial-scale" offending.

Abdul Elahi, 26, admitted a host of charges - thought to be among the highest number of offences one individual has ever pleaded guilty to - after a lengthy investigation, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.