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Operation Voicer
Operation Voicer was a major police investigation into serious sexual offences against pre-school aged children and infants across England, launched in 2014. The perpetrators groomed the families of the young victims, in some cases before the babies were even born. By September 2015, seven offenders were jailed, 28 further suspects had been arrested, three victims were identified, and 33 children were safeguarded. Ten offenders received significant prison sentences.
In September 2014, Adam Toms dialled 999 in an emotional state that made authorities fear for his welfare. When police visited his home, he admitted to sexually abusing a victim younger than five and was arrested. This prompted the launch of Operation Voicer, an investigation led by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and involving seven local police forces – Avon and Somerset, Bedfordshire, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Humberside, Sussex and Wiltshire.
By September 2015, seven offenders including a youth football coach were jailed, 28 further suspects had been arrested, including four teachers and two charity fundraisers. 33 children were safeguarded, three victims were identified and it was believed there could be more victims. The NCA's investigations deputy director Graham Gardner said the seven jailed men "demonstrated a determined ruthlessness" by finding "vulnerable babies and infants who were unable to protect themselves". The NCA's Andrew Quinn said the attacks were "the worst you could ever imagine. It does actually make me feel physically sick." More than 200 "intelligence packages" had been made available to law enforcement in other countries. Gardner said the network "has got tentacles that go round the world" and "this national investigation has now moved to an international one".
Three further offenders in the UK were jailed in May 2017, December 2018 and April 2019.
Several "exemplary" police officers were awarded judicial commendations by Judge Julian Lambert.
The perpetrators gang-raped and sexually abused infants after gaining access to them by grooming their families. They watched and encouraged each other's attacks online and streamed abuse footage to paedophiles around the world. Two members were HIV-positive. By 2015, three victims had been identified and investigators believed there are more.
One known victim was a baby whose parents were befriended by Robin Hollyson from Luton in Bedfordshire, already a registered sex offender. While Hollyson was babysitting, he raped the baby repeatedly, starting in December 2013. In May 2014, Hollyson, Adam Toms and Matthew Stansfield gang raped the baby, and distributed the footage online. Detective Inspector Jerry Waite at Bedfordshire Police said the crime was "truly sickening".
In April 2014, Adam Toms drugged and sexually assaulted a boy aged four, enabled further assaults by others including Christopher Knight, and distributed images of the attacks on the internet. Some attackers had driven hundreds of miles for the crime. The gang had exchanged advice about "date rape" drugs.
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Operation Voicer
Operation Voicer was a major police investigation into serious sexual offences against pre-school aged children and infants across England, launched in 2014. The perpetrators groomed the families of the young victims, in some cases before the babies were even born. By September 2015, seven offenders were jailed, 28 further suspects had been arrested, three victims were identified, and 33 children were safeguarded. Ten offenders received significant prison sentences.
In September 2014, Adam Toms dialled 999 in an emotional state that made authorities fear for his welfare. When police visited his home, he admitted to sexually abusing a victim younger than five and was arrested. This prompted the launch of Operation Voicer, an investigation led by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and involving seven local police forces – Avon and Somerset, Bedfordshire, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Humberside, Sussex and Wiltshire.
By September 2015, seven offenders including a youth football coach were jailed, 28 further suspects had been arrested, including four teachers and two charity fundraisers. 33 children were safeguarded, three victims were identified and it was believed there could be more victims. The NCA's investigations deputy director Graham Gardner said the seven jailed men "demonstrated a determined ruthlessness" by finding "vulnerable babies and infants who were unable to protect themselves". The NCA's Andrew Quinn said the attacks were "the worst you could ever imagine. It does actually make me feel physically sick." More than 200 "intelligence packages" had been made available to law enforcement in other countries. Gardner said the network "has got tentacles that go round the world" and "this national investigation has now moved to an international one".
Three further offenders in the UK were jailed in May 2017, December 2018 and April 2019.
Several "exemplary" police officers were awarded judicial commendations by Judge Julian Lambert.
The perpetrators gang-raped and sexually abused infants after gaining access to them by grooming their families. They watched and encouraged each other's attacks online and streamed abuse footage to paedophiles around the world. Two members were HIV-positive. By 2015, three victims had been identified and investigators believed there are more.
One known victim was a baby whose parents were befriended by Robin Hollyson from Luton in Bedfordshire, already a registered sex offender. While Hollyson was babysitting, he raped the baby repeatedly, starting in December 2013. In May 2014, Hollyson, Adam Toms and Matthew Stansfield gang raped the baby, and distributed the footage online. Detective Inspector Jerry Waite at Bedfordshire Police said the crime was "truly sickening".
In April 2014, Adam Toms drugged and sexually assaulted a boy aged four, enabled further assaults by others including Christopher Knight, and distributed images of the attacks on the internet. Some attackers had driven hundreds of miles for the crime. The gang had exchanged advice about "date rape" drugs.