A paedophile who filmed himself raping children aged two and younger before distributing the clips in global chatrooms has been jailed for life.
Colin Morris, 48, was said to be part of a “global group of paedophiles” and spoke with members as far as Florida, during which he “boasted” about the abuse he inflicted on his victims. He was arrested at his home in Blaenau Gwent, southeast Wales, where he was asked by police if he was in possession of indecent images of children, to which he replied: “On my phone.”
Morris led officers to his bedroom and two mobile phones were seized. After analysing the devices, officers found that the images on the defendant’s phone were created by him, and featured him abusing victims as young as eight-and-a-half months old.
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A sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court on Friday heard how one video showed Morris raping a two-year-old girl, which he then went on to share with four people on various chat platforms. Another saw the defendant filming himself placing his erect penis in a young girl’s hand and forcing her to masturbate him. In the clip, which was distributed to seven people, Morris moved the camera to partially show his face.
A second video showed the defendant attempting to orally rape a child who was just eight-and-a-half months old. Another video was found which showed Morris raping a child who was just 16-and-a-half months old. He would also film himself masturbating in the presence of children, WalesOnline reports.
Across the two phones seized from the defendant, a total of 1,049 category A images of children were discovered, three of which were “first generation” images that were created by him. A total of 621 category B images were discovered, six of which were first generation images. There were also 13 first generation images of category C. A total of 41 category A images were distributed by Morris, as well as 26 category B images.
Morris, of HMP Parc, pleaded guilty to five counts of raping a child under 13, two counts of attempted rape of a child under 13, seven counts of making indecent images of children, and four counts of distributing indecent images of children.
Sentencing, Judge Carl Harrison said: “Your only concern was to obtain more images of children being sexually exposed to sustain your long standing and deep seated sexual interest in children.” The judge said the impact of the defendant’s abuse on his victims was “nothing short of catastrophic”, and he treated them like “sex objects”. He added: “You are an exceptionally depraved and dangerous individual who poses a significant risk to children of specified offences.”
Morris was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 21-years, of which he will serve two thirds in custody before he will be able to apply for parole.
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