Hampshire man sentenced for livestreaming abuse
Summary:
August 2026
A man from Hampshire was recently sentenced to 22 years for child sexual abuse offences, including the livestreamed abuse of a nine-year-old girl in the Philippines.
The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) partnered with IJM, supported by the National Crime Agency (NCA), to identify, locate and safeguard the young girl. Her mother was arrested for facilitating the abuse.
The man was arrested in March 2025 following an investigation by the SWROCU. Investigators went on to find further evidence of the rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of a young girl in the UK. He had also offered advice to other offenders on how to access and livestream abuse.
The Crown Prosecution Service authorised 25 charges of sexual offences involving children, and the overwhelming evidence led to him pleading guilty to all counts.
DI Dave Wells from the Online Investigations Team at SWROCU said, “His sentence not only reflects the huge harm he has caused, but the level of risk he posed to children here and in other parts of the world…
“I hope anyone using the internet to access child sexual abuse material or livestream such abuse under the illusion they are anonymous or hard to trace, is now looking over their shoulder knowing they could be next.”
Daniel Newell, Regional Manager for the Philippines at the NCA, thanked IJM and the Philippines National Police for their support, saying,
“We know the Philippines is a key hub for this type of abuse, with the UK representing one of the top three consumers, so our work with the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC) is crucial to combat this threat.
“We will continue to work collaboratively with global partners to tackle this crime by sharing intelligence and working together on joint operations, and we are committed to protecting any child across the globe who we become aware may be at risk.”
The UK, Europol and Interpol have all warned that livestreamed abuse is a growing, serious threat. In 2022 alone, nearly half a million children in the Philippines were trafficked to produce online child sexual exploitation material, including livestreamed abuse.
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