Paedophile David Wilson who posed as girls online jailed for 25 years
A man who posed as teenage girls online and blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images of themselves has been jailed for 25 years.
David Wilson, 36, of Kirstead, King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitted 96 offences in November at Ipswich Crown Court.
In some cases he threatened to share indecent images of the boys online unless they sent him footage of them abusing younger siblings or friends.
The judge described Wilson as "extremely dangerous" and "sadistic".
The court heard some of the children who were groomed to abuse others had been arrested and one was now in a children's home.
David Wilson (pictured being arrested) blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images
Wilson's victims were aged between four and 14 and his crimes took place between 2016 and 2020, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
He won their trust by sending sexual images of young women in exchange for photographs and videos of the victims themselves.
Wilson then used these images to blackmail his victims into sending more extreme content.
The NCA said he distributed images to some of his victims' friends, despite them begging him to stop, and some children spoke of wanting to end their lives as a result.
Wilson threw a phone he used to contact his victims down a toilet when police arrested him
Sentencing, Judge Rupert Overbury described Wilson as a "serial paedophile" and "an extremely dangerous individual".
"You carried out a lengthy and premeditated campaign of sadistic and manipulative abuse of young boys using social media," he said.
"Any decent human being will be astonished at the level of depravity involved."
One child was groomed while struggling with the effects of his father dying from cancer, the judge said.
Another pleaded for Wilson to stop as his grandfather was about to die but this had no effect on his abuser, he added.
Wilson pleaded guilty to 54 counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, 25 counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, 10 counts of causing a child to watch a sexual act, three counts of blackmail and four counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child.
He was ordered to serve a further eight years of extended licence once he is released from prison.
David Wilson (pictured being arrested) blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images
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