Man Claiming to be Lesbian With Cancer Sentenced

Douglas Lee Patrick, a 39-year-old Baltimore man who posed online as a lesbian stricken with cancer to lure teenage girls into relationships, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, according to The Washington Post.

According to his plea agreement, Patrick logged on to social networking sites where he pretended to be an 18-year-old lesbian with cancer and then solicited the girls to send him photographs of their genitalia. A 2009 search warrant resulted in the seizure from his home computer of videos and images depicting child sexual abuse.