Paedophile Doctor From Birmingham University Charged With Over 137 Counts Of Child Sex Abuse
A Cambridge University graduate has pleaded guilty to 137 offences including blackmailing victims into sending him severe abuse images of themselves and sharing them on the dark web.
Dr Matthew Falder, 28, used names such as ‘666 devil’ and ‘evilmind’ as he degraded and humiliated more than 50 victims online over the past seven years.
The 28-year-old also admitted charges of causing the sexual exploitation of a child, voyeurism, making and distributing indecent images of children and encouraging the rape of a four-year-old.
The geophysicist, of Edgbaston in Birmingham, posed as a woman on sites such as Gumtree to trick victims into sending him naked pictures of themselves.
He then threatened to expose them if they did not send him depraved abuse image of themselves and then distributed those images, including some featuring babies and children being tortured, on the dark web. He was arrested on June 21 this year and has been held in custody since that date.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has described the landmark case as the most horrifying they have ever investigated. Matt Sutton, NCA senior investigating officer, revealed afterwards the prosecution was the first case of its kind for the agency.
He said: In 30 years of law enforcement I have never come across such horrifying offending where the offender’s sole aim was to cause such pain and distress. ‘There are more than 50 victims in this case and I commend them for their bravery in helping us convict a truly evil offender.
‘It has been an extremely complex investigation into a prolific online predator, who over several years believed he could evade law enforcement to sexually and sadistically exploit vulnerable victims.’
Judge Philip Parker QC remanded Falder into custody until December 7, when he will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court.
Ruona Iguyovwe, from the Crown Prosecution Service’s International Justice and Organised Crime Division, said: ‘Matthew Falder is a highly manipulative individual who used his knowledge of computers and the internet to persuade dozens of young people to supply him with degrading images he could distribute online and subsequently use in blackmailing them.
‘He clearly enjoyed humiliating his victims and the impact of his offending, which carried on over several years, has been significant.’
Falder, who grew up in a wealthy part of Cheshire, led the double life while having a long-term girlfriend who he met during his time at Cambridge University.
His dad Stephen Falder told Sky News: ‘This has turned our lives upside down. It came as a complete shock and the family is totally devastated.’
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