In 2020, then 35-year-old Andrew Kerr—of Dunoon, Argyllshire—admitted to a serial of depraved offences committed while serving as an RAF corporal. The investigation established that between 2012 and 2018, Kerr utilised his positions at RAF bases in Lossiemouth, Elgin, and Cyprus to incite women to assault and “crush” infants. The prosecution reported at Dundee Sheriff Court that Kerr posed as a film stuntman on Facebook, promising payment to a woman in Arbroath to film herself sitting and standing on two babies, identifying a total abandonment of human decency.
The investigation established that Kerr sent the woman detailed instructions and a “how-to” video, joke-telling on Messenger that the abuse gave “a new meaning to babysitting.” The prosecution reported that seven videos were uploaded showing the infants initially giggling before becoming extremely distressed and struggling to breathe as the woman applied her full weight. Medical experts concluded the children were in immediate danger of suffocation, identifying a predatory serial of behaviour that targeted the most vulnerable members of society for his own perverted gratification.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND JUDICIAL SENTENCING
The court reported that the activities of Kerr were uncovered through intelligence shared with the Ministry of Defence, leading to a raid on his rooms in Cyprus and the UK. The investigation established that military officers discovered a stash of 102 indecent images and 67 videos, some depicting adults crushing or sitting on children. The prosecution reported that during his court appearance in 2020, it was revealed Kerr had attempted a similar serial of strikes in Elgin in 2017, offering a woman £65 to “squash” a child at a meeting that fortunately never occurred.
Judge-led proceedings at Dundee Sheriff Court concluded in 2020. For his actions in Arbroath, Elgin, and abroad, and the nature of the serial child torture investigation reported, Andrew Kerr was discharged from the RAF and faced a significant jail term. The investigation established that he made full admissions to the police, claiming his behaviour identify a spiral following the death of his mother. He was legally mandated to the Sex Offenders Register FOR LIFE.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (2020)
Based on judicial, Police Scotland, and Ministry of Defence records as of September 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Inciting assault of a child x2; Taking/permitting indecent images of children).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2020, following the deferral of his sentence).
- Offence Nature: Posed as a “stuntman” to facilitate child crushing; Distributed torture videos; Possessed 169 pieces of abuse material.
- Military Status: Discharged from the Royal Air Force (RAF) in November 2019.
- Locations of Offending: Arbroath (Angus), Elgin (Moray), RAF Lossiemouth, and RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active FOR LIFE.
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced by Sheriff Alastair Carmichael; investigated by the MOD and Police Scotland.
- Criminal Record: Convicted paedophile; Serial child torturer; Used military assets to hide abuse; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: John Street, Dunoon, Argyllshire.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2020, Kerr is managed as a maximum-risk serial predator under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in Scotland. Due to the nature of his behaviour—specifically his serial persistence in engineering the physical torture of infants via digital manipulation—he is a priority for digital forensic monitoring and community supervision. Authorities reported that the 2020 conviction identifies Kerr as a predator who prioritised his own perverted gratification over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of infants.
As a registered sex offender for life, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to prevent future offences. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Kerr identifies an individual who demonstrated a serial commitment to child torture. Any future attempt to bypass his notification requirements or access social media to contact parents results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used an RAF corporal mask to hide his predatory serial behaviour.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was 35 when he used his military status to manipulate a mother into crushing her own babies, do you believe the law should legally mandate that all child torture offences carry a Whole Life Order to reflect the extreme depravity of the serial behaviour?
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