Oliver Owen, a Carlisle Paedophile who worked with children while secretly distributing illegal images of children has been jailed for two years. Oliver Owen had about 6,000 still and moving images of children, including 1,081 of the most serious type, on his phone, Carlisle Crown Court heard.
The 25-year-old also advised others how to abuse children and described sick plans to open an orphanage to sell time with children to the highest bidder.
Oliver Owen, who worked as a child activity leader, admitted various offences.
When police went to his home in Carlisle in October 2020, Oliver Owen told them: “Yes, I think I have totally ruined my life and all I have worked for.”
The images found on his mobile phone had been created during an 18-month period using three separate applications, prosecutor Tim Evans told the court.
Videos had been traded about which Oliver Owen had made a number of sick comments, Mr Evans said.
Mr Evans told the court Oliver Owen had also been engaged in group chat where child abuse was discussed and had “volunteered suggestions” about how this could be done; including a website targeting struggling mothers and “opening a orphanage where they could sell time with kids to the highest bidder”.
Described as a man of previous good character, Oliver Owen admitted the distribution of illegal images, including category A, and making indecent photographs of children.
In mitigation, Judith McCullough said Oliver Owen, of Bowman Street, was “truly ashamed of himself and was “genuinely seeking to understand and deal with his issues”.
She said: “The defendant says he didn’t know how to escape and he was pleased, effectively, to be caught.”
Judge Ian Unsworth QC said on Friday Oliver Owen’s offending would be “truly shocking” to his family and friends.
He told Oliver Owen: “You descended into the very depths of depravity.
“This is a truly serious case of its type.”
Oliver Owen must sign the sex offenders’ register and comply with the strict terms of a prevention order for 10 years.
If you or anyone you know have been affected by the people highlighted in this article, then please report those individuals to the Police on 101 (999 if an emergency) or visit their online resources for further details of the options for reporting a crime. You can also make a report at Crimestoppers should you wish to be completely anonymous. There is help available on our support links page.