Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
Please provide a list of cases and/or alleged offences involving the use of OnlyFans, the content subscription service, reported from 1 Jan. 2020 up until the date this response is answered.
Please provide a breakdown of cases and/or alleged offences by: date of offence; type of offence (e.g. child sexual exploitation, sexual assault etc.); and age of alleged victim. Please also provide a brief description of what occurred, making clear the age of the victims in each particular case, and state if there has been a charge.
If you are conducting a keyword search of your records, please look for the search term "Only Fans" (two words) as well as "OnlyFans" (one word).
In Response:
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
I am able to disclose the located information to you with the below noted
- Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
- The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.
- The MO text was searched for the keywords supplied in the request.
- As with any keyword search, the search will only return exact matches within the Crime MO. This does not account for differences in terminology and/or spelling used. Also, we cannot search the crime investigation screens/additional information screens, if the terms are not used within the MO the crime will not be identified. The MO search is limited to the first 242 characters of the MO, any information beyond that will not be searched.
- The information has been provided in a way (uncorrelated format) which avoids the use of exemptions being applied to withhold. It will not be broken down further.
|
Date |
Offence |
|
Feb 2020 |
Blackmail |
|
Oct 2020 |
Sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety |
|
Feb 2021 |
Offence of harassment |
|
April 2021 |
Sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety |
|
Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress |
|
|
July 2021 |
Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress |
|
Sept 2021 |
Causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|
2021 Oct |
Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress |
|
Dec 2021 |
Offence of harassment |
|
Feb 2022 |
Causing or inciting a female child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - offender 18 or over - no penetration |
|
Mar 2022 |
Sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety |
|
May 2022 |
Sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety |
|
Take, permit to be taken or to make distribute or publish indecent photographs or pseudo - photographs of children |
|
|
July 2022 |
Common assault and battery |
|
Sending letters etc. with intent to cause distress or anxiety |
|
|
Blackmail |
|
|
Offence of harassment |
|
|
Aug 2022 |
Causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress |
|
Sept 2022 |
Blackmail |
|
Oct 2022 |
Blackmail |
|
Jan 2023 |
Blackmail |
|
Date |
Description |
|
2020 |
IP sets up an only fans account, unknown offender has stated if the IP does not agree to have sex with them, then the offender will send the nude images of IP to the IP's family and other associations |
|
Unknown offender set up fake profile using IP’s image, name and sell pictures of IP attached to naked bodies on only fans website |
|
|
2021 |
IP has had pictures used from their instagram account to make a front page for an only fans account and a fake instagram account |
|
Known offender has sent pornographic photographs of IP to show that the IP is a bad parent. These photographs were on the IP's only fans account. |
|
|
Known person has posted facebook statuses about the IP. Known person has identified the callers address and stated that they would post naked pictures of the IP from their only fans page |
|
|
Named offender send message via a third party making threats to send sexual images of IP obtained without permission from victims onlyfans account |
|
|
Offender makes a recording of themselves having sexual intercourse with the IP on the basis it was for their own personal viewing. Offender then uploads the video to only fans internet site causing IP to feel harassed and distressed |
|
|
Unknown offender creates profile on "onlyfans", subscribes to the victim's profile and sends numerous messages to the victim via the site causing harassment |
|
|
Unknown person uses IP's photos from instagram to set up a fake only fans account |
|
|
2022 |
Known person has verbal argument with IP accusing them of being on only fans and then assault causing injury. |
|
Known person sends on two occasions abusive texts to the IP only fans web page causing IP harassment, alarm and distress |
|
|
Offender has followed IP down the street and shouts at IP that they are on "only fans".. This course of conduct has caused harassment, alarm and distress to IP |
|
|
Offender has followed IP down the street and shouts at IP that they are on "only fans".. This course of conduct has caused harassment, alarm and distress to IP |
|
|
Suspect access victims social media account and take images of victim, then set up and only fans account in victims name and make threats to add a pornographic video using the IP's face on images, causing IP to feel threatened as a result |
|
|
Suspect hacks into victims private 'onlyfans' account, contact victim with private image removed from account and demands money threatening to circulate image if no money received |
|
|
Unknown offender contacts victim via twitter and send dozens of messages demanding nude content and threatening to inform family and friends of onlyfans account |
|
|
Unknown offender creates two fake snap chat accounts stating that they're "only fans" and asking the IP to send naked pictures |
|
|
Unknown offender threatens if the IP does not send the pictures, they will send screenshots of the IP from an onlyfans account, to friends and work colleagues |
|
|
Unknown person has setup "only fans" account in the name of the victim which is said to contain nude images of the victim who is underage |
|
|
Victim is knowingly taking images of themselves posting on online using sites only fans and e-girl which require users to be over 18 years old. Unknowing users then pay for images |
|
|
2023 |
Unknown offender uses twitter to contact victim, an onlyfans performer, victim is offered payment for nude pictures and sends them before payment. Offender then makes demands or they will send the photos to the IP’s facebook contact list. |
|
Age |
Count |
|
15 |
1 |
|
18 |
3 |
|
19 |
1 |
|
20 |
1 |
|
21 |
4 |
|
22 |
1 |
|
23 |
2 |
|
24 |
1 |
|
25 |
2 |
|
31 |
1 |
|
43 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
|
Total |
21 |
No charges were made.
