Paedophile shared videos of his child abuse

Police said Connor Cashmore was part of a wider paedophile ring

A man who shared footage of himself committing child abuse with other paedophiles has been jailed for 20 years.

Police said Connor Cashmore, 27, of Broadheath, Worcestershire, was first arrested last September following intelligence he was involved in a paedophile ring.

He pleaded guilty the following month to 16 offences, including the rape and sexual assault of a child and was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday.

Cashmore is "a highly dangerous and predatory individual", West Mercia Police said.

Cashmore was arrested on 9 September on suspicion of the sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, engaging and inciting a child into sexual activity and making and distributing indecent images of children.

Officers said a number of his devices were seized and found to contain evidence of sexual abuse, which he was sharing with other members of the paedophile ring.

'Unimaginable suffering'

Cashmore was re-arrested on 26 September on suspicion of raping a child under 13.

He pleaded guilty to all charges, during a hearing on 28 October.

Det Sgt Thomas Birchley, of West Mercia Police, said Cashmore had caused "unimaginable suffering".

"This was one of the worst cases of sexual abuse many of us have ever been involved in," he said.

"[The] sentence is a welcomed justice for Cashmore's unforgivable crimes."

As well as the prison sentence, Cashmore was given a sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offenders register for life.