David Andrews Sentencing

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Tuesday 10th December, 55 year old David Andrews from Belfast, was sentenced to 27 years at Downpatrick Crown Court after pleading guilty to 130 charges of sexual abuse. The charges relates to 47 victims, 46 of which are children

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00:00Today, 55-year-old David Andrews in Belfast has been sentenced for 130 charges of sexual

00:06abuse relating to 47 victims, 46 of which are children.

00:12On 27 March 2020, we were contacted by Derbyshire Police about reports that a number of underage

00:18girls had been groomed online by a man believed to be residing in Northern Ireland, using

00:23the alias of a 13-year-old boy.

00:27Andrews was then arrested and a number of electronic devices seized, uncovering nearly

00:3210,000 indecent images of children and approximately 40 different usernames that he had used to

00:38pose as young boys online.

00:41He used the same pattern of behaviour every time to groom young girls via Snapchat and

00:46Instagram into believing they were in a relationship with a young boy of a similar age.

00:52He would then encourage them to send indecent images of themselves, later using these images

00:57to threaten, blackmail and abuse them.

01:01He has caused unimaginable, long-lasting harm, not only for the young girls he preyed upon,

01:07but also their families, spanning right across the United Kingdom.

01:12We are here to put a stop to those who think they can abuse children in our society.

01:17Let this serve as a warning to those operating online and hiding behind fake accounts and

01:21firewalls.

01:22You will be caught and you will face the full force of the law when you are.

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