A British court on Monday sentenced 30-year old Richard Huckle to 25 years in prison for what it described as “horrifying child sex abuse.”
He was convicted in London of the sexual abuse of dozens of children while he worked as an English teacher in Malaysia.
The prosecutors said the court heard that Mr. Huckle, who pleaded guilty to 71 offences, had used his position as a teacher since 2005, to befriend families in Malaysia and gain access to the children he abused.
Anthony Hill of the Crown Prosecution Service, said those abused included one who was just six months old.
He said that he filmed some of the abuse and sold material through paedophile forums on “dark web” internet sites.
“It is hard to put into words the sheer depravity of this case.
Mr. Hill said that for almost nine years, Mr. Huckle subjected not less than 23 children, some of them very young, to the most horrifying abuse imaginable.
(dpa/NAN)
Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility
Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.
For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.
By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.
TEXT AD: To place an advert here . Call Willie - +2348098788999
![McDonald's ad. [PHOTO CREDIT: McDonald's]](https://i1.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2022/05/Screenshot-101.png?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
![Russian President Vladmir Putin. [CREDIT: Twitter handle of the Russian government]](https://i1.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2022/02/Russian-President-Vladmir-Putin-scaled.jpeg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
JOIN THE CONVERSATION