Court tries online predator accused of sadistic crimesAFP, HAMBURG, GermanyA German juvenile court yesterday started the so-called “White Tiger” trial in which a man is accused of multiple sadistic online crimes, including coercing a 13-year-old to die by suicide. The case shines a spotlight on the dark world of sadistic online exploitation, where predators seek out vulnerable youths and manipulate them to commit acts of self-harm, violence against themselves or animals, or to kill themselves. “White Tiger” allegedly found vulnerable children and adolescents in online chats or gaming forums, and then developed a bond to groom them. He is accused of encouraging them to produce pornographic content, and using the material to coerce and extort them, among other allegations. An FBI investigator said that he had shared the identity of “White Tiger” with German law enforcement more than two years before the suspect’s eventual arrest.

Source: Taipei Times January 09, 2026 17:45 UTC