Geophysicist Matthew Falder pleads guilty to offences against more than 50 victims, including encouraging rape of a toddlerA “truly evil” Cambridge University graduate has pleaded guilty to 137 online sexual abuse crimes, including encouraging the rape of a toddler and blackmailing scores of young victims. Falder, who worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Birmingham University, faces life in prison when he is sentenced on 7 December. He reportedly grew up in a wealthy part of Cheshire before studying at Cambridge University between 2007 and 2016. He went on to gain a PhD in seismic oceanography from Cambridge before joining Birmingham University as a postdoctoral researcher. A spokesman for Birmingham University said: “The university is shocked to hear of the abhorrent crimes committed by a former postdoctoral researcher.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2017 16:08 UTC