(ANSA) - Milan, June 17 - A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly using a fake WhatsApp account to lure three girls aged 11 to 13 to his home and then subject them to sexual abuse, sources said on Monday. The man, a resident of the northern province of Lodi, used a fake profile that made the victims think he was a girl.

After luring them to his home, he allegedly abused them while recording what was happening.

He was captured thanks to a teacher one of the girls had confided in.

The suspect has been taken to a Milan jail.

