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A JUDGE branded a paedophile who was a key figure in twisted online child abuse groups that shared sex abuse material of children including babies as being in a "different statosphere of crimianlity" before jailing him for more than 11 years. Joao Teixeira, 26, (above) was found in possession of 17,005 indecent images of children on his devices, Lewes Crown Court heard today, during a National Crime Agency (NCA) probe into the use of Telegram and Signal by sick online crime g

A POLICE officer obsessed with female belly button piercings waged an online stalking and harassment campaign against 11 women he met through work, school and university, a misconduct panel found. Former PC Joss Astley targeted the victims between 2014 and 2020 while he was an officer for the Met Police, the hearing in south east London heard. Astley, who resigned during the investigation, set up pseudonym Instagram accounts to massage the victims, some of whom came to him fo

A PAEDOPHILE who admitted a string of child sex offences, including being a key figure in two twisted online crime groups, is trying to get a reduced sentence by telling police he will report a man who "sexually abused him as a child." Joao Teixeira, 25, (above) yesterday, December 10 2025, admitted 12 charges at Lewes Crown Court. These included two counts each of being involved in an organised crime group and two of facilitating the sexual exploitation of children by being

ONLINE child sex abuse offences soared in 2024 new figures show, with fifty percent of all crimes now commited by other children aged 10-17 years. There were 122,768 child sex abuse and exploitation (CSAE) offences recorded in 2024 – a six percent increase on 2023. Online abuse has increased with more British-based paedophiles being caught as members of international online child abuse gangs such as Joao Teixeira , 25, who yesterday admitted 12 charges in connection with ille

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A SERVING Met Police officer has been accused of posting sexist and misogynistic posts on a TikTok account. PC Daniel Naggea, of the...