Paul Hopkins

Paul Hopkins, 50, of Romsey, Hampshire, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court to a 30-year extended sentence for 25 sexual offences involving children. The sentence comprises 22 years in prison followed by an additional eight years on licence. He is also subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Hopkins pleaded guilty to 11 offences regarding the abuse of a child in the UK, which included rape of a child under 13, multiple attempted rapes, multiple sexual assaults, incitement to sexual activity, distributing indecent photos, and taking and possessing indecent photos. Additionally, he pleaded guilty to 14 offences involving the abuse of a child in the Philippines, including arranging sexual exploitation, arranging sexual assaults, arranging child sex offences, and making and distributing indecent photos. The investigation revealed that Hopkins had livestreamed the abuse of the victim in the Philippines and provided advice to other offenders on how to evade detection.