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'Dreadful' Devon child abuser jailed for 18 years | 'Dreadful' Devon child abuser jailed for 18 years |
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A man who arranged for toddlers and other children to be abused in the Philippines while he watched online has been jailed for 18 years. | A man who arranged for toddlers and other children to be abused in the Philippines while he watched online has been jailed for 18 years. |
Alain Collings paid women he knew in Manila to abuse children and babies while he recorded them at his home near Tiverton, Devon. | Alain Collings paid women he knew in Manila to abuse children and babies while he recorded them at his home near Tiverton, Devon. |
The judge at Exeter Crown Court said the behaviour was "abhorrent" and "some of the worst I have ever come across". | The judge at Exeter Crown Court said the behaviour was "abhorrent" and "some of the worst I have ever come across". |
The abused girls were aged between two and fifteen years. | The abused girls were aged between two and fifteen years. |
Read more on baby abuser and other Devon and Cornwall stories... | |
The court heard how Collings would type text as he watched on Skype, telling the women what he wanted them to do. | The court heard how Collings would type text as he watched on Skype, telling the women what he wanted them to do. |
He paid the women £33,000 to abuse up to 46 victims. | He paid the women £33,000 to abuse up to 46 victims. |
Anatomy professor | |
Police found 102 hours of recorded abuse in 261 videos, and nearly 2,000 photos. | Police found 102 hours of recorded abuse in 261 videos, and nearly 2,000 photos. |
He was caught due to police monitoring websites that his IP address was accessing and downloading images from. | |
Two images, dating back to 2011, showed Collings abusing a two-year-old child. | Two images, dating back to 2011, showed Collings abusing a two-year-old child. |
Detectives called in an anatomy professor to compare his hands and were also able to identify him through jewellery he wore and a tattoo on his arm. | |
Collings, 39, of Chapple Road, Witheridge, near Tiverton, Devon, admitted two offences of sexual assault on a child, five of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, three of arranging sexual offences against children and seven of making or possessing indecent images of children. | Collings, 39, of Chapple Road, Witheridge, near Tiverton, Devon, admitted two offences of sexual assault on a child, five of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, three of arranging sexual offences against children and seven of making or possessing indecent images of children. |
'Abhorrent' | |
Sentencing on Friday, the judge, Recorder Mr David Bartlett told him: "This is if not the worst then one of the worst cases I have ever come across. | |
"For you to take sexual delight from watching the abuse of children in the Philippines seems to be quite dreadful. | "For you to take sexual delight from watching the abuse of children in the Philippines seems to be quite dreadful. |
"It is behaviour that is abhorrent to a civilised society for which you must be punished. | "It is behaviour that is abhorrent to a civilised society for which you must be punished. |
"It is quite clear these girls suffered physical pain and psychological harm which will affect them in the future." | "It is quite clear these girls suffered physical pain and psychological harm which will affect them in the future." |
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