A 17-year-old boy who forced 117 girls to self-harm, perform sex acts and carve his alias on their bodies has today been jailed.

Justin Swaddle, now 20, led a campaign of violence in a Com group, an online community that shares extreme graphic material and manipulate victims to commit violent and sexual child abuse.

Members of these disturbing online groups mainly consist of teenage boys vying for attention and notoriety rather than sexual desire.

The more extreme the crimes and abuse committed, the more status a young person operating in these forums will achieve.

Swaddle’s devices were found to contain alarming images of victims self-harming and carving his aliases into their skin, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The man from Meanwood, Leeds, was just 17 when he groomed young girls on Snapchat, Discord and Telegram under the usernames ‘Epstein’, ‘Rugen’ and ‘Moscow‘.

Danielle Pownall, Operations Manager at the NCA said: ‘Justin Swaddle targeted young and vulnerable victims all over the world to abuse and scare them into carrying out shocking self-harm and sexual activity, purely to gain popularity with his peers online.’

Swaddle was jailed for two years after a police investigation revealed he had communicated with 117 female victims aged 13 to 17.

Eight of his victims lived in the UK. 

Ms Pownall continued: ‘He gained the trust of his victims, before collecting private information about them so he could threaten to share their intimate images or report them to their school or parents to incite further content.’

One of Swaddle’s victims said the two met on the social media platform Discord in November 2022 before they moved to Snapchat.

The conversation quickly became sexual and escalated to discussions about self-harm.

Swaddle requested that the victim send nude images of herself to him and carve his username on her body, according to the NCA.

He also obtained her name, home address and school details and shared recordings of calls where sexual activity had taken place with a chat group.

Swaddle then threatened to use the girl’s personal details if she did not send more explicit videos and images with him.

Other chat logs from the messenger app Telegram showed he had attempted to make a child sexually abuse another child and record it for him.

Again he threatened to share indecent images he had already obtained if his depraved request was not completed. 

His devices contained indecent images of children in category C and category A, the most severe level.

Detectives estimated the images on Swaddle’s devices showed children aged between three and 17.

Some images indicated Swaddle had directed or encouraged the children to commit sexual or harmful acts.

He was first arrested by West Yorkshire Police in October 2023 for offences including the possession, making and distribution of indecent images.

His devices were seized and online presence probed.

The NCA began their investigation in January 2024 and uncovered hundreds of conversations involving young women, all of which were sexual.

Investigators worked with law enforcement partners in the USA, Canada, Australia, Norway and New Zealand to speak to and safeguard victims.

Ms Pownall said: ‘While the number of people involved in Com groups are relatively small, the impact it has on victims is high and long-lasting, as Swaddle’s offending shows.

‘We are extremely grateful for the assistance of West Yorkshire Police, our international partners and specialist prosecutors at the CPS in bringing a dangerous offender to justice.’

Reports relating to the so-called ‘Com networks’ increased six times in the UK between 2022 and 2024, involving thousands of users and victims.

Ms Pownall added: ‘The NCA is coordinating the response to Com groups in the UK, working with a range of law enforcement, health and safeguarding partners to better understand pathways into offending and identify opportunities for prevention and intervention.’

According to the NCA, Swaddle admitted two counts of inciting a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity without penetration; inciting a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity with penetration; and blackmail.

He also pleaded guilty to making an indecent photograph of a child in categories A, B and C, as well as possessing an extreme pornographic image and possessing a prohibited image of a child.

Jon Hamm is set to become a first-time father at 55 as his wife, Anna Osceola, is pregnant.

The 38-year-old actress proudly showed off her baby bump in a bikini in the Hamptons with the Mad Men star last week, according to exclusive pictures obtained by the Daily Mail.

Osceola, who appears to be in her second trimester, glowed in a green two-piece as she took a quick dip at the beach.

A shirtless Hamm, who wed Osceola in 2023 after previously declaring he lacked the ‘marriage chip,’ looked giddy as he doted on his pregnant wife during a break in his hectic schedule.

In June, the couple vacationed at a luxurious resort in Ischia, Italy. 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Hamm for comment.

The Mad Men star, 55, with his 38-year-old wife at the beach in New York   

The couple’s baby joy comes as a surprise turnaround for the actor, who previously openly said he didn’t ‘necessarily want kids’ while he was still with long-term partner Jennifer Westfeldt. Above, the exes in 2015, the year they split after 18 years together

The couple’s baby joy comes as a surprise turnaround for the actor, who previously openly said he didn’t ‘necessarily want kids.’

Hamm told The Guardian in 2008 while he was still with long-term partner Jennifer Westfeldt: ‘I don’t necessarily want kids. A lot of our friends are having children and I don’t know if it’s for me. 

‘I haven’t come down hardcore on either side of the argument. I think when people come from a stable family having children becomes a celebration and I’m not sure it would be that way for me.’

The actor was previously in a relationship with Westfeldt that began in 1997 and lasted nearly two decades before they separated in 2015.

Hamm first met Osceola in 2015 when she appeared in one episode of the popular AMC show as a receptionist. Just months later, Hamm and Westfeldt announced they had ended their longtime relationship.

Osceola, who appears to be in her second trimester, glowed in a green two-piece as she took a quick dip

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Father-to-be Don Draper star Hamm showed off his buff frame on the sand in New York

Osceola looked glowing as she displayed her bump in the Hamptons 

The soon-to-be parents enjoyed a relaxed day ahead of their firstborn’s arrival

Osceola looked incredible as she relaxed at the beach  

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The couple were enjoying a weekend of leisure before the birth 

Hamm met Osceola in 2015 when she appeared in one episode of the popular AMC show as a receptionist 

At the time, a source told the outlet that Hamm’s ‘party-heavy lifestyle’ had become too much for Westfeldt. Additionally, it was claimed Westfeldt wanted him ‘to grow up’ but ‘he never wanted to.’  

The Baby Driver actor was subsequently spotted with Osceola in 2017, and they were confirmed to have been dating in 2020.

Hamm and Osceola made their red carpet debut in 2022, and they also appeared alongside one another in the crime comedy feature Confess, Fletch.

The happy couple was confirmed to have become engaged in February 2023, and a source opened up to Us Weekly about the new step in their relationship.

Hamm previously discussed his romance during an interview on The Howard Stern Show, where he expressed that his relationship with Osceola made him reevaluate his love life up to that point.

The show Mad Men changed Hamm’s life in many ways. Not only did it propel him into the spotlight and help launch a major career for the actor, but it also brought his future wife into his life.

In 2010, while Hamm was still dating Westfeldt, he first revealed that neither he nor his girlfriend had any interest in tying the knot.

‘I don’t have the marriage chip, and neither of us have the greatest examples of marriages in our families,’ he told Parade.

Hamm previously admitted that he had no interest in ever walking down the aisle, but in a 2022 interview with Sirius XM, he revealed that everything had changed once Osceola came into his life.

He credited her with inspiring him to get therapy for the trauma he endured as a child following the death of his mother – which ultimately gave him a newfound drive to become a family man.

‘[I’m in] another place in my life where I feel very settled and comfortable. I’m in a relationship right now and it’s comfortable,’ he said.

The star added that he recently became focused on improving his mental health and substance abuse issues through therapy – after spending years struggling with the trauma he faced as a child, after losing his mother to colon cancer at age ten.

 He said getting professional help ‘opened up the possibility of things like being married and having kids.’

Hamm previously revealed that he hoped his marriage would lead to children. He said in 2024, ‘It’s been great. And I hope it turns into kids. It’s not lost on me that I’m 53. I will be the old dad’

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‘I’ve been really thinking about all that stuff, that’s made the relationship that I’m in now even more meaningful and opened up the possibility of things like being married, having kids, defining a new version of happiness, life, wellness,’ he continued at the time. 

‘It sounds hokey and whatever, but it’s real and for one of a better word, it’s what I’m working for. What else is there other than that?’

In a June 2024 interview, Hamm revealed he hoped his marriage would produce children.

He said, ‘It’s been great. And I hope it turns into kids. It’s not lost on me that I’m 53. I will be the old dad, but so it goes. It could be a good thing. We’ll see.’

‘Here, Then, And Now Tours’ offers small-group walking tours for people who want to understand the city in more depth.

As someone who is a born-and-bred Mancunian, I am always keen to delve into the city’s history and hopefully learn something new about the place the Romans once called ‘Mamucium’.

And my chosen tour recently could not have been more apt – treading the cobbled streets of the historic Castlefield area where those centurions once walked and lived.

These relatively new tours aimed at unearthing the glorious history of Manchester are led by local architect Ric Frankland, who brings along a bespoke digital screen that supplements the tour with images of old pictures and maps of how the areas you pass once looked.

It really does bring the tour to life, knowing Romans walked in the same steps or Victorians waited by the same first passenger railway station on Liverpool Road that you are standing by.

Starting at the new Campfield Market, once the old Air and Space Museum building, Ric takes us through the history of the old Roman fort – including a hidden last remaining piece of that building.

Then we saunter to the canal basin past the replicated Roman remains, where once boats would bring in goods and supplies – not just for the old mills but also the Duke of Bridgewater.

As you would expect, architecture is also a key feature with several notable old (and newer) buildings along the route of the two-hour tour.

It all ends near that old railway station – something else Manchester gave the world – and more old images of what commuters may have experienced back in the early 1800s.

You know a tour captures your interest when two hours fly by so quickly, as mine did.

I would recommend this to anyone interested in their history – be them Mancunian, Lancastrian or from further afield.

A chance to get those valuable steps in and learn something along the way.

Manchester may be a growing metropolis, but there are still lots of historic buildings hidden among the skyscrapers.

To understand that changing shape, architect Ric is the perfect guide to offer easy-to-understand explanations of the city’s place in history.

And if you don’t fancy the Castlefield tour first, Ric also offers a variety of others from ‘Medieval Manchester’ to ‘Granadaland’, covering the city’s television heritage.

Tours cost £20 per person and to book or find out more and available dates, visit the website at https://www.here-then-now.tours/

The partial solar eclipse takes place tomorrow

The UK is set to experience a partial solar eclipse this week, which will see the country immersed into a dramatic moment of daytime darkness. The eclipse will happen on Wednesday, August 12 and will be the greatest eclipse since 1999.

Between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on Wednesday evening, over 90% of the sun will be concealed by the moon. When viewing the eclipse, it is advised to never look at the sun directly. Certified solar eclipse glasses are recommended when looking up at it.

One event in Cambridge is inviting astronomy enthusiasts and stargazers to enjoy the rare solar eclipse together. The eclipse watch is based on the lawn outside Lumo at Eddington, a new apartment and housing development.

The event will have a camera obscura tent where you can observe a projection of the sun on the inner canvas, some other observing equipment and Lumo housing will be handing out eclipse glasses.

Durkan Homes will be providing some refreshments for attendees.

Later that evening, after being dazzled by the exceptional sight, stargazers are invited to lie on the cricket pitch in search for meteors during the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower, according to Eddington Astronomy & Nature Events.

Explaining the meteor watch, Eddington Astronomy & Nature Events said: “Bring something to lie on, a warm jumper, snacks and drinks. We’ll bring a telescope to view the Andromeda galaxy as well.”

The event is free and open for all ages and animals to enjoy. The eclipse watch will take place between 6pm and 8pm, followed by the meteor watch from 10pm until 11pm.

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Like the Carabao Cup first round, the second round is regionalised. This means those representing the capital – Brentford, Fulham, Charlton, Leyton Orient, Millwall, West Ham and AFC Wimbledon – will avoid long trips up north for a midweek fixture later this month and therefore, the possibility of at least one London derby is significantly high.

Jon Hamm is expecting his first child with his wife Anna Osceola, who debuted her baby bump while the couple were at the beach.

The couple, who met on the final season of Mad Men, were spotted enjoying the sun and surf in the Hamptons last week.

The 38-year-old actress wore a green bikini as she showed off her growing baby bump, while her husband Hamm, 55, went shirtless after a dip in the sea.

The couple tied the knot in 2023, in a lavish wedding ceremony at the location where the couple’s characters first met in the hit Madison Avenue advertising drama, and where the show infamously wrapped up its seven-season run.

In that final 2015 episode, Hamm’s character Don Draper visits a spiritual retreat and – depending on your read of the last scene – either experienced a moment of personal enlightenment or thought up the 1971 ‘Hilltop’ advert for Coca-Cola.

His character briefly shared a scene with Osceola’s, who was a receptionist at the retreat in question. 

The couple wed in an outdoor ceremony at Anderson Canyon in Big Sur, with attendees reportedly including Billy Crudup, Tina Fey and Paul Rudd.

Hamm and Osceola made their red carpet debut together at an Oscars afterparty in 2022, seven years after meeting while filming that finale episode and two years after being romantically linked.

Hamm had previously indicated he might not want children while in a long-term relationship with actor and screenwriter Jennifer Westfeldt. The former couple co-starred in several productions, including the 2011 film Friends with Kids.

Hamm told The Guardian in 2008: ‘I don’t necessarily want kids. A lot of our friends are having children and I don’t know if it’s for me. 

‘I haven’t come down hardcore on either side of the argument. I think when people come from a stable family having children becomes a celebration and I’m not sure it would be that way for me.’

Hamm and Westfeldt were together from 1997 to 2015 and never married. 

Speaking to the New York Post in 2008, Hamm said of their relationship: ‘We may not have a piece of paper that says we’re husband and wife, but after 10 years, Jennifer is more than just a girlfriend. What we have is much deeper and we both know that.

‘To me, people get married when they’re ready to have kids, which I’m not ruling out.’

Metro contacted Jon Hamm’s representatives for comment on this story.

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Good Morning Britain regular and comedian Adil Ray has offered an update on the future of his ITV quiz show Lingo

A Good Morning Britain star has shared some exciting news away from the ITV breakfast show.

Adil Ray, who regularly hosts the programme in rotation with Ed Balls and Richard Madeley, has confirmed that his hit quiz series Lingo is returning for a sixth series.

The Birmingham-born actor, comedian and presenter logged into his official Instagram account over the weekend to share that the production team are on the lookout for more contestants to try their luck.

Lingo is played between teams of two contestants, tasked with solving mystery words. The team in control is given the first letter of each mystery word and receives five attempts to guess and spell the word.

After each guess, the team is told whether their guess contains letters that are in the mystery word and whether or not they are in the correct position. The two members of the team alternate taking each guess.

If the team fails to identify the word within five guesses, fails to make a guess within the 10-second time limit of each line on the grid, gives a misspelt or otherwise invalid word, each word is checked to ensure that it appears inside an unnamed dictionary approved for use by ITV, control is passed to the opposing team and one of the correct letters is revealed.

Adil penned alongside the advert he posted on his Instagram grid: “Do you fancy being in the next series of Lingo? The team are looking for contestants! See you in September!!”

Unsurprisingly, his exciting announcement left his fans rushing to share a message in the comment section with one follower, writing: “I want to apply but I have nobody to apply with.” Another added: “Hurray glad Lingo is coming i have missed it xx”

The advert reads: “ITV’s hit quiz show isback and we wan you! Got a way with words? Love a bit of friendly competition? You could win thousands of pounds!

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“Team up with your partner, sibling, best friend, flatmate, parent or even grandparent! We’re looking for fun, lively duos who are thinking and up for a challenge.” It then goes on to share how willing participants can apply to appear on the show,

In August 2018, Adil temporarily replaced Piers Morgan as a co-host on GMB and since February 2019, he has become a guest presenter appearing during the February, April and Summer Holidays.

He’s best known as the creator, co-writer and star of the long-running BBC One scripted comedy series Citizen Khan and playing the role of Sadiq Nawaz in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge.

Adil also had major parts in Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance, ITV period drama series Beecham House, and appeared in feature films Blithe Sprit, Arthur’s Whisky, and Picture This.

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV and ITVX from 6am and episodes of Lingo are available to watch on ITVX now

The free-to-attend Supercar Day will take place at The Motorist, New Lennerton Lane, Sherburn in Elmet, on Saturday, August 15.

Visitors can expect to see a range of luxury cars such as Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Porsches, Aston Martins and Audi R8s.

Performance cars at a previous event at The Motorist. (Image: Newsquest)

The day is a must-attend fixture in the calendar for petrolheads and will give people the chance to get up close with the cars, hear the distinct sound of V10s and V12s, take photographs and speak to the owners.

The Motorist hosts a variety of crowd-pulling events throughout the year including car and bike meets.

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Arvelo, a luxury driving travel specialist, will also be attending this weekend’s event.

As well as the vehicles on show, people will also be able to enjoy The Motorist’s facilities such as the Drivers Lounge, which offers speciality coffee, breakfast and lunch.

Gates for the event will open at 9am, and people are recommended to arrive early.

Dogs are welcome at the event.

A spokesperson for the venue said: “Whether you’re arriving in a supercar or simply coming to admire them, Supercar Day is the perfect way to spend a Saturday morning.

“Supercar Day is free to attend, with no booking required. Gates open from 9am, so arrive early, enjoy the atmosphere and experience one of Yorkshire’s best supercar events.

“If you own a supercar or represent a supercar club, we’d love to have you join us for another unforgettable Supercar Day at The Motorist.”