Do you really know your online friends?

SUPER: THIS IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY. IT’S A TRANSCRIPT OF AN ONLINE PREDATOR GROOMING A 14‐YEAR OLD.

WARNING: Contains adult themes.

We open on an extreme close‐up of a mobile phone screen. We see a chat between an online predator and a young girl. The online predator builds familiarity and a relationship with the intended victim. It’s all leading to him getting a compromising picture.

JAKESTEVENS03: Hey wyd?

SARAHMAY_05: Hey not much just hanging out at home Hbu?

JAKESTEVENS03: Laying on the couch watching a movie You're Tom’s friend right?

SARAHMAY_05: Yeah how do you know him?

JAKESTEVENS03: From school Wyd now?

SARAHMAY_05: Just got home from my friends place So tired (tired emoji or tired dog gif)

JAKESTEVENS03: Haha big day I know the feeling Time for bed?

SARAHMAY_05: Yeah soon We can keep chatting if you want but

SUPER: ONE WEEK LATER

JAKESTEVENS03: Heyyy do you have Instagram?

SARAHMAY_05: Yeah it’s @sarahmaym05

JAKESTEVENS03: One sec I’ll follow you You’re so pretty!

SARAHMAY_05: Hah no What do you look like though? Send me a pic maybe I know you

JAKESTEVENS03: (He sends good looking pic of 15‐year old boy)

SARAHMAY_05: I would definitely remember you ahaha

JAKESTEVENS03: Haha now send me one of you

SARAHMAY_05: Hold on one sec (she sends through a headshot/selfie, cut off at the side so you can’t recognise her, landscape image)

JAKESTEVENS03: So cute (drooling emoji)

SARAHMAY_05: Ahaha maybe you’ll get another soon

SARAHMAY_05: Hey you still there?

SARAHMAY_05: Hellooooo J

AKESTEVENS03: Sorry just making you my phone screen

SARAHMAY_05: Haha you’re sweet

JAKESTEVENS03: Are you a model?

SARAHMAY_05: I look awful ahaha

JAKESTEVENS03: Don’t worry you’re hot

SARAHMAY_05: Naw thanks

SUPER: TWO WEEKS LATER

JAKESTEVENS03: Hey send us a pic Need to see more of you

SARAHMAY_05: Aww wish we could just meet up

JAKESTEVENS03: Me too I wanna see you so bad Just took this thinking about you (he sends ripped ab torso shot – it’s pixelated at the bottom)

SARAHMAY_05: Omg did not expect that

JAKESTEVENS03: Sorry baby it’s just what you do to me Pleeeease send a hot pic of you

SARAHMAY_05: I don’t even know you… (deletes) Umm… I don’t know my friend Nicky sent something to her bf and he showed everyone!!!

JAKESTEVENS03: Promise it’s just for me Pleeease you’re so hot just one pic

SARAHMAY_05: I don’t know…

JAKESTEVENS03: Please baby you can trust me it’s just one pic

SARAHMAY_05: Okay fine Gotta be quick mums on my case *camera sound*

In response to his last request, we see the little animated graphic that displays when an image is uploading. We can tell the girl is sending a picture – and see the briefest flash of the image. At that moment, the camera pulls back revealing the phone is a beartrap.

Suddenly we hear a loud snap and cut to a black screen with white supers. First the words GOT YOU flash up on screen, then the remaining super fade on around it.

SUPER:

THE MOMENT YOU SHARE A SEXUAL PICTURE, AN ONLINE PREDATOR HAS GOT YOU.

YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS CAN AVOID THE TRAPS. FIND OUT HOW. (QFCC.QLD.GOV.AU/DOIKNOWU)

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