Britain's worst paedophile who abused hundreds of children
at Christian orphanages in south-east Asia is jailed for at least 25 years as
judge gives him 22 life sentences
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Richard Huckle - branded Britain's worst paedophile for
abusing hundreds of Malaysian children - has been given 22 life sentences
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Britain's worst paedophile who abused up to 200 Malaysian
children and posted videos of his depraved acts online has been given 22 life
sentences.
Richard Huckle, 30, from Ashford in Kent, admitted an
unprecedented number of offences against children aged between six months and
12 years from 2006 to 2014.
Judge Peter Rook QC told him: 'You had become consumed with
paedophilia. Your life revolved around your obsession with your own sexual
gratification'.
Huckle will serve a minimum 25 years behind bars before
being considered for parole.
Huckle masqueraded as a devout Christian, photographer and
English teacher to prey on poor children in Kuala Lumpur over nine years.
A stream of pictures and videos of his rapes and assaults on
children were shared with paedophiles worldwide through an encrypted website.
He even tried to make a business out of his horrific crimes
by crowd-funding the release of the images and was compiling a paedophile's
manual at the time of his arrest by the National Crime Agency.
Twenty three children were identified in 71 charges,
although Huckle's tally of abuse which he catalogued on a 'Pedopoints' ledger
was much higher.
The aggravating features of the case included the sheer
number of vulnerable children affected, the depravity of the acts, and the
length of time he carried on.
His commitment was demonstrated in his efforts to make money
by crowd funding videos of his abuse of a three year old girl.
He even cast himself as a trailblazer and encouraged other
paedophiles to follow his example in a guide to abusing children in poverty
which was to be posted online.
Huckle was brought up in a comfortable middle class
Christian household but had shunned the company of other children and spent
most of his teenage years at home on his computer.
The freelance photographer had been on his way home to spend
the festive season with his parents in Ashford in Kent when the National Crime
Agency swooped to arrest him on information from authorities in Australia.
Having been bailed on condition he stay at his parents'
house, he confessed to his mother what he had been doing.
His parents immediately begged police to take him away and
were even prepared to give evidence against him in a trial.
Huckle first began abusing children as soon as he reached
adulthood when he molested a toddler during a gap year in Cambodia.
Thus began his nine-year campaign of rape and assault
against up to 200 pre-pubescent children as young as six months old.
Although there was no evidence that he committed any crimes
in Britain, Huckle cultivated his image of a devoutly religious philanthropist
at home and abroad.
-Daily Mail Online-
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