In a harrowing court hearing at Cardiff Crown Court, it was revealed that Lewis Edwards, a 23-year-old former South Wales police officer, preyed on 210 girls aged between 10 and 16 on Snapchat over a three-year period. Edwards, who posed as a 14-year-old boy, covertly recorded indecent videos and images of his victims, forcing them into increasingly explicit acts. He blackmailed the teenage girls by threatening to expose the indecent content to their friends and relatives.
Edwards, who joined the police force in January 2021, had previously pleaded guilty to 162 child sex offences. His sentencing hearing began on Monday, although he refused to attend, and it is expected to last three days.
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