A Lincolnshire man who raped and sexually assaulted children as young as seven over a 23-year period has been jailed for 25 years

Oliver Kent

Specialist National Crime Agency investigators operating online identified that Christopher Manning, 38, used an encrypted chat platform to exchange indecent material with others and encouraged them to sexually abuse children.

During online chats, Manning had stated that he was “into” young children, and claimed to have sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl on several occasions, saying he wanted to video and watch the abuse back.

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