A SEXUAL deviant has been jailed for ten years for the horrendous abuse of his young victims.

Daniel Childs filmed himself abusing his victims before sharing the footage with 'like-minded' men on social media.

The 31-year-old's Middlesbrough home was raided by Cleveland Police after he had shared his depraved fantasies with an undercover officer.

Whilst in police custody he made a number of admissions but denied getting any sexual gratification from the filmed abuse, despite receiving a warning about his behaviour from police in 2017 when his computer was searched for child abuse images.

Today, Teesside Crown Court heard how Childs pleaded guilty to 12 charges, including sexual assaults on a child under 13, sexual activity with a child under 13, making indecent photographs of a child and distributing/showing indecent photographs of a child.

Shaun Dodds, prosecuting, read a victim impact statement from a mother who spoke of the devastation Childs' abuse had on her family.

In mitigation, Vicki Lamballe, said her client fully expected a lengthy jail sentence and had been very candid in police interview.

Judge Stephen Ashurst branded Childs a 'dangerous offender' as he jailed him for ten years and imposed an extended licence period of five years on top.

He described the offences as 'particularly distressing' after hearing details of the assaults which came to light last December.

"The facts of this case are particularly distressing," he said. "The victims of your offending were touched sexually and you captured the abuse and images to share on social media with other like-minded men."

He added: "Your crimes were planned in the sense that you had your mobile phone at hand to film your activity and potentially share those images with other depraved men."

Welcoming the sentencing, Investigating Officer, DC Rebecca Lisle said: “This case demonstrates that forces across the UK and even further afield work 24 hours a day striving to identify and bring to justice those who abuse vulnerable children.

“We will continue to work with our police colleagues and specialist organisations to deal with perpetrators and to safeguard their victims.”