Event Brief
Psychiatrist warns teens are being lured into crimes
Filed: Jun 09, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
Summary: A forensic psychiatrist warns organised crime syndicates are recruiting vulnerable teens via encrypted apps to commit serious crimes.
WHO: Dr Adam Deacon
WHAT: Warned that organised crime syndicates are recruiting vulnerable teenagers via encrypted apps to carry out serious crimes
WHEN: Jun 09, 2026 at 5:29 AM ET
WHERE: Melbourne, Australia
WHY: Criminal syndicates are preying on isolated or neurodevelopmentally vulnerable minors and convincing them to commit high-risk crimes for money and notoriety using encrypted platforms
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