Paedophile ring brought down by dog after WhatsApp message – Liverpool Echo

A paedophile ring was smashed thanks to cutting edge technology and the work of a sniffer dog. Connor Jackson, 27, was already on the sex offenders’ register when an alert was flagged on a new piece of software – the eSafe Global monitoring service – suggesting he may have an illegal image on his mobile phone. Merseyside Police’s Sex Offender Unit launched an investigation and found Jackson had exchanged WhatsApp messages with a man who sent him a video of another screen, displaying an indecent video of a boy. The video was followed up with the message: “Not the best quality but I’ll get a USB for you tomorrow.” READ MORE: Live updates as Liam Cain gives evidence in Courtney Boorne murder trial Officers were able to identify the other man as Thomas Stanley, 33, another registered sex offender with previous convictions for child rape. It emerged the two perverts had struck up a friendship while in prison together. The chat meant Stanley was in breach of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order, prohibiting him from associating with other registered sex offenders. Raids were carried out simultaneously at the home of Jackson in Seel Street, Liverpool City Centre, and Stanley, in
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