A court has heard that a “depraved” pair, Andrew Boyd and Lara Boyd, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, secretly videotaped and took pictures of a minor child.
A typical “middle-aged couple working hard in their employment” seemed to be Andrew Boyd, 41, and Lara Boyd, 40.
They were actually consuming “gallons” of alcohol and “enormous” doses of cocaine.
Disgusting WhatsApp conversations were found as the sick couple “titillated themselves” by secretly taking pictures of a child in whom they had a “sexual interest.”
Police were notified of an offensive picture of a kid from Andrew’s IP address, according to Minshull Street Crown Court.
The sick pervert was taken into custody after police arrived at the couple’s residence. A laptop, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation 4, and other electronic gadgets were taken from the property.
While acknowledging that he had discussed “topics of a sexual nature” with users of the chat platform Kik, Andrew denied posting pictures of youngsters.
Officers found pornographic photos of a youngster that were “clearly taken without any form of knowledge or consent.”
Additional WhatsApp communications revealed that the child was the focus of their “sexual appetite.” The two, who were both eventually detained, were the only ones who shared the pictures.
Earlier, Andrew Boyd entered a guilty plea to charges of voyeurism, posting an obscene article, creating two indecent photos of children, distributing two indecent images of children, and possessing an extreme pornographic image.
Lara Boyd acknowledged writing an obscene article, engaging in voyeurism, and creating two offensive photos of children.
Both of them spent only two years in prison.
In a statement, the child said that the Boyds would “never fully know the effects” of the experience. They claimed to suffer “recurring nightmares.”
Lara was crying as Andrew began to sit on the floor.
The victim has suffered “severe” consequences, according to Judge Tina Landale, who described the situation as “extremely serious.”
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