A 46-year-old Warwickshire man who participated in underground child abuse networks, possessed more than 1,000 illegal images, and conspired to arrange the sexual assault of a child has received an extended custodial sentence of 14 and a half years at Warwick Crown Court.
Christopher Trezise, residing in Rugby, appeared in the dock for sentence on Thursday 7 May 2026 after entering guilty pleas across a nine-count indictment detailing serious cyber-enabled and contact-facilitation child sex offences.
The prosecution outlined that Trezise was arrested in May 2024 after an intelligence-led operation by Warwickshire Police’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET), which flagged digital activity indicating the distribution of indecent images. Officers executed a warrant at his address and seized multiple digital devices for examination.
Specialist forensic investigators analysed the hardware and discovered that Trezise was an active member of online forums where members routinely discussed the sexual exploitation and physical abuse of children and infants.
Examinations uncovered more than 1,000 illicit images across all three legal thresholds, including Category A material. Digital chat logs demonstrated that Trezise had engaged in explicit sexual communication with a child. Investigators also recovered evidence establishing that Trezise had actively arranged to meet another individual with the explicit intent of facilitating the physical sexual assault of another child.
At Warwick Crown Court, Trezise entered guilty pleas to:
Arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence – sexual assault of a child
Engaging in sexual communication with a child
Making indecent photographs of a child (Category A, Category B, and Category C)
Distributing indecent images of a child (Category A, Category B, and Category C)
Possessing an extreme pornographic image
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, all child victims referenced in these proceedings are protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to the identification of any child victim or survivor is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Sentencing Trezise, the presiding judge identified him as a dangerous offender under criminal justice legislation due to the grave risk of serious harm he presents to the public and young people.
The judge imposed an extended sentence of 14 years and six months, comprising an immediate custodial term of 10 years and six months, alongside an extended licence period of four years upon release.
In addition to the custodial sentence, Trezise was made subject to a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), ordered to comply with notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register for the rest of his life, and had all seized electronic devices confiscated for destruction.
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