Couple who sexually abused a child over a three-year period are jailed after footage of horrors was shared online

A sick couple who sexually abused a child over three years have been jailed after they were caught in horrifying videos online.
Jonathan Leonard, 58, from Caldicot, Wales, and Ann Bray, 62, from Newport, were arrested in September 2024.
The pair's devices were taken by officers which revealed the pedophiles had images and videos of them abusing a child from 2021 to 2024.
Bray had been grooming the child to participate in sexual activity with the pair, National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators discovered.
The abuse was captured by Bray and shared to Leonard who who went on to share some of these images online to other paedophiles.
Officers found chat messages between the couple discussing the abuse, their fantasies, and making plans to commit the sordid crime.
The duo were also found to be in possession of several other explicit images of children and extreme pornography.
They were charged with multiple child abuse offences and pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on 24 January.
Bray and Leonard were both sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment, with eight years to be spent on licence today—a supervised probation.
Daniel Waywell, Senior Investigating Officer at the NCA, said: 'Leonard and Bray worked together to support one another's sexual interest in children, subjecting a child to years of horrific abuse, which they filmed and shared online with other paedophiles.
'This child, and every one of the victims of abuse in the indecent images and videos found on their devices, are re-victimised each time this material is viewed and shared online.
'The NCA is committed to safeguarding children from sexual abuse and we will continue to work tirelessly, alongside international partners, to remove children from harm and bring offenders like Leonard and Bray to justice.'

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