R v Keith Edun

Facts

Keith Edun operated a Kik messaging account in the name of Sallyoc1996, set up in January 2020, and used variations of the "Sally" username on other platforms. He was an active participant in a Kik group chat in which the sexual abuse of children was discussed and images exchanged, sending messages such as "Need some baby screaming to wake everyone up" and "younger the better". On 24 March 2020 he exchanged messages with another Kik user, "Diablo_1987" (referred to as X), who told him he had a two-week-old daughter. The offender demanded proof, then asked X to press his penis against the baby and to "do it now", in response to which X sent a video of the oral rape of his daughter recorded moments earlier. The offender responded appreciatively and sent X two videos of adult females abusing babies. When a search warrant was executed at his address on 9 September 2021 he uninstalled the Kik application, deleting the evidence on his device. He denied the offending in interviews, claiming his router had been hacked. Charged in October 2023 and having entered not guilty pleas, he pleaded guilty to all six counts on 2 December 2024, the day the case was listed for trial, and was sentenced by Her Honour Judge Lowe at the Crown Court at Croydon. The Attorney General sought to refer the sentence as unduly lenient.