Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed is facing 312 âsextortionâ charges.
Crime
by Jack Paynter
23rd Apr 2021 10:30 AM
A Perth man who allegedly pretended to be a teenage social media celebrity to blackmail girls online into performing sex acts has been hit with a further 65 charges.
Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed, 25, is now facing 312 charges relating to 285 alleged victims.
Mr Rasheed, of Parkwood, was hit with the fresh charges in custody ahead of an expected appearance at Perth Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Australian Federal Police said the charges related to alleged victims, some aged just 11 years old, in Australia and overseas.
The AFP have accused Mr Rasheed of multiple counts of compelling a victim to engage in sexual behaviour and performing acts in preparation for engaging in sexual activity with a person aged under 16 years old.