Countrywide gang of paedophiles 'roamed UK to rape babies and pre-school children

The child sex ring would connect to the internet using the 'dark web'
- a way of hiding online activity

A countrywide gang of paedophiles roamed the country to rape babies and pre-school children in attacks that were live streamed over the internet, a court heard today.

Members of the child sex ring preyed on the families of the youngsters they targeted - sometimes offering to babysit their victims, jurors were told.

Some would travel long distances to carry out the attacks together or watch a live stream over the internet if only one had access to a victim, Bristol Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Robert Davies told the jury five of the gang have pleaded guilty to a range of offences, including rape of a child and conspiracy to rape a child during 2013 and 2014.

They are Robin Hollyson, 30; Christopher Knight, 35; Adam Toms, 33; David Harsley, 51, and Matthew Lisk, 32.

Two others, John Denham, 49, and Matthew Stansfield, 34, have denied charges of conspiracy to rape a child and are on trial.

'This prosecution will take you into a world you wish did not exist,' Mr Davies said.  (more...)

Countrywide gang of paedophiles 'roamed UK to rape babies and pre-school children