A former manager of a children’s holiday camp has pleaded guilty to grooming more than 70 teenage boys online. Cameron Osman, 44, from Southampton, used the online alias ‘Lizzielemon’ to identify his victims on social media platforms such as Instagram, MyLol, and Love Crush. He then moved them onto video platforms such as Google Hangouts, Discord, and Skype. Using a false identity, Osman engaged his victims in sexualised chat revolving around a fantasy online world where he pretended to be a teenage girl. He never revealed his true identity, telling victims that his camera was broken.
Osman’s offending took place between 2020 and 2021. The National Crime Agency (NCA) tracked Osman down to a friend’s address in Crowborough, East Sussex, in September 2021 and arrested him. His laptop and mobile phone were seized, and Osman was found to have contacted 76 boys in the UK aged between 12 and 16 during the offending period. All of the boys have been safeguarded.
