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Gang guilty of child sex plot

Two convicted offenders, one from Wiltshire, have been found guilty of plotting sex crimes against children.

John Denham, 49, and Matthew Stansfield, 34, were convicted by a jury at Bristol Crown Court of conspiracy charges.

Denham and Stansfield were part of a gang of paedophiles who raped and abused babies, toddlers and children under five in attacks that were streamed on the internet.

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Child sex plot offenders were part of paedophile gang

Two convicted offenders found guilty of plotting sex crimes against children were part of a gang of paedophiles who raped and abused babies, toddlers and children under five in attacks that were streamed on the internet.

John Denham and Matthew Stansfield were part of a sex ring that preyed on the families of the young children they targeted, in one case grooming a mother and father before their baby was born.

John Denham, Matthew Lisk, Adam Toms, Christopher Knight, David Harsley, Matthew Stansfield, Robin Hollyson Credit: NCA

Members would often travel long distances to carry out the attacks together, or watch the abuse over the internet if only one had access to a victim.

Denham, Stansfield, Matthew Lisk, Adam Toms, Christopher Knight, David Harsley and Robin Hollyson, aged between 30 and 51, were brought to justice following an investigation led by the National Crime Agency.

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