00:00Thirty-six-year-old Matthew Slate of Wood Green in North London moderated a pro-paedophile form and also held
00:09prominent positions across six more child abuse forms on the dark web.
00:15He also financed and co-created a new site which was designed as an image hosting tool, a further vehicle
00:24for users to upload child abuse material.
00:27National Crime Agency officers received intelligence in March last year that indicated Slate had indecent images in his possession and
00:36he was arrested the next day.
00:39Slate's house in London was searched and officers seized free devices, including a computer which was logged into an online
00:47form where the sexual abuse of children was being discussed.
00:51Slate gave a prepared statement at interview, saying he never intentionally arranged or facilitated the sexual abuse of children.
01:00He further claimed he was blackmailed into paying for the image hosting site, but provided no evidence to support this.
01:07He previously pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child.
01:16Two counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 years of age, and one count
01:23of possessing a prohibited image of a child.
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