Australian Girl, 11, Sexually Abused By Stranger After Adding Him To Get Snapchat Points

Then 23-year-old Jai Clapp was added to the girl’s Snapchat using the Quick Add feature as part of an informal competition with a friend to reach 100,000 points

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An 11-year-old Australian girl added random people on Snapchat as part of an informal competition with her best friend to get a high score in the app. One of the people she added went on to sexually abuse her.

Then 23-year-old Jai Clapp was added on Snapchat using the Quick Add feature by an 11-year-old girl given the pseudonym of “April”, as part of a competition she and her friend were having to reach a “Snap score” of 100,000 points in 2023.

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