Carly Ryan (26 January 1992 – 20 February 2007) was a South Australian schoolgirl who was befriended online and then murdered by a serial paedophile. The case, which highlighted the emerging phenomena of catfishing, grooming and online predatory behaviour, was unique at the time, given that Ryan was the first person in Australia (and possibly the world) to be killed by an online predator. In the wake of the arrest and trial of her killer, Garry Francis Newman, public opinion eventually led to nationwide legal changes, nicknamed "Carly's Law", being made to help protect minors online.
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26 January 1992
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Died |
20 February 2007 (aged 15)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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