The twenty-eight-year-dated Virginia policeman who killed about three family unit members from an effective Riverside teenager got presented online once the an adolescent to help you “groom” the latest fifteen-year-dated woman, the Riverside Police Agencies said Wednesday.

Austin Lee Edwards illustrated himself as the good 17-year-dated when you’re communicating online on lady, using “grooming” procedures, that will tend to be plans such as asking for or offering intimately direct photo, providing presents and you will providing comments, Riverside Cops Master Larry Gonzalez told you on a news conference.

Gonzalez told you it’s still significantly less than investigation how much time the brand new digital relationship between Edwards plus the teenager woman went down and you may what platform it familiar with satisfy otherwise share, but investigators trust those who are normal exploitative techniques for “sextortion” were chosen for this situation.

“This will be another horrific indication of predators existing on the web whom victimize our kids,” the guy told you. “If you’ve already had this dialogue with your kids precisely how become safer on the internet and to the social networking, excite have it again.