Locations
Churchway Road, Speke, L24
Description
A DANGEROUS child abuser took pictures of young girls in sexual poses so he could swap them with other paedophiles on the internet.
Karl Torgersen's crimes were uncovered after a European paedophile ring was cracked by German police and photos they uncovered were tracked back to Liverpool. Torgersen, 41, was arrested with his partner Joanne Roberts, 38, at their home on Churchway Road, Speke, last September.
His computer was confiscated and photographs of him abusing girls were found on the hard drive.
Torgersen pleaded guilty to more than 60 charges including sexual assault, taking an indecent picture of a child and distributing indecent images of a child.
Judge Robert Trevor-Jones said Torgersen was motivated to fulfil his "perverted ends".
His excuse that he was "objectively" investigating online paedophilia after being abused as a child were dismissed as "classic denial".
Torgersen was jailed for eight years and eight months, of which he will serve a minimum of two-thirds, after being labelled a dangerous offender. He was given an extended licence period of 14 years.
Joanne Roberts pleaded guilty to less serious sexual assaults and charges related to indecent images.
She was jailed for two years and seven months.
The judge said: "You were present and played your part."