A vile predator who ran multiple online child abuse chat groups has been locked up for more than a decade. Joao-Carlos Jardim Dos Santos Teixeira, 26, from Eastbourne, was slammed with an 11-year-and-4-month sentence after a National Crime Agency (NCA) crackdown.
Monster Shared AI-Generated Child Abuse Images
Teixeira was part of three secret chat groups on various messaging platforms, where he shared and discussed sickening child sexual abuse material, including hyper-realistic AI-generated images. These were graded as Category A — the most serious level of indecency.
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NCA officers swooped on Teixeira’s home in February 2024, seizing devices that uncovered nearly 20,000 indecent and prohibited images. More than 1,000 of these were in the highest Category A class. Horrifyingly, he encouraged another offender to sexually abuse a 13-year-old boy.
Reoffended After Bail, Caught Again
After his initial arrest, Teixeira was bailed but continued to offend online. This led to a second arrest in November 2025. He pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court in December 2025 and was finally sentenced at the same court in early 2026.
